Rev. Dr. George Bailey Hopson was the son of Rev. Oliver and Caroline Mansfield (Allis) Hopson. He was the husband of Mary Williamson Johnston Hopson. They were married March 29, 1864 and she died November 21, 1894. He was a professor of Latin language and literature at St. Stephens College (now Bard College).
US Census
June 15, 1880
Hamlet of Annandale, Dutchess Co., NY
136-144
HOPSON
George B., age 42, b1838 CT, college professor
Mary W., age 50, b1830 NY
son Francis J., age 15, b1865 NY
son William O., age 7, b1873 NY
Emma K. Burr age 24, b1856 NY, servant
Johnson, Rossiter
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary Of Notable Americans, Vol. V, Page 347
HOPSON, George Bailey, educator, was born at Naugatuck, Conn., Jan. 18, 1838; son of the Rev. Oliver and Caroline (Allis) Hopson; grandson of John C. Hopson, and a descendant of Sergeant John Hopson, of London, England, who settled in Guilford, Conn., about 1635; of the Rev. Dr. Richard Mansfield, rector of St. James Church, Derby, Conn., for seventy-two years; and of William Leete, colonial governor of Connecticut. He was graduated from Trinity College in 1857, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1863; was ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1863, and priest by the Rt Rev. Horatio Potter, bishop of New York, in 1864. He was appointed warden from August 1898, to September 1899. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and received the degrees of A.M. in 1874 and D.D. in 1886 from St. Stephens's College. He published numerous pamphlets and sermons,
US Census
June 15, 1880
Hamlet of Annandale, Dutchess Co., NY
136-144
HOPSON
George B., age 42, b1838 CT, college professor
Mary W., age 50, b1830 NY
son Francis J., age 15, b1865 NY
son William O., age 7, b1873 NY
Emma K. Burr age 24, b1856 NY, servant
Johnson, Rossiter
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary Of Notable Americans, Vol. V, Page 347
HOPSON, George Bailey, educator, was born at Naugatuck, Conn., Jan. 18, 1838; son of the Rev. Oliver and Caroline (Allis) Hopson; grandson of John C. Hopson, and a descendant of Sergeant John Hopson, of London, England, who settled in Guilford, Conn., about 1635; of the Rev. Dr. Richard Mansfield, rector of St. James Church, Derby, Conn., for seventy-two years; and of William Leete, colonial governor of Connecticut. He was graduated from Trinity College in 1857, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1863; was ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1863, and priest by the Rt Rev. Horatio Potter, bishop of New York, in 1864. He was appointed warden from August 1898, to September 1899. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and received the degrees of A.M. in 1874 and D.D. in 1886 from St. Stephens's College. He published numerous pamphlets and sermons,
Rev. Dr. George Bailey Hopson was the son of Rev. Oliver and Caroline Mansfield (Allis) Hopson. He was the husband of Mary Williamson Johnston Hopson. They were married March 29, 1864 and she died November 21, 1894. He was a professor of Latin language and literature at St. Stephens College (now Bard College).
US Census
June 15, 1880
Hamlet of Annandale, Dutchess Co., NY
136-144
HOPSON
George B., age 42, b1838 CT, college professor
Mary W., age 50, b1830 NY
son Francis J., age 15, b1865 NY
son William O., age 7, b1873 NY
Emma K. Burr age 24, b1856 NY, servant
Johnson, Rossiter
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary Of Notable Americans, Vol. V, Page 347
HOPSON, George Bailey, educator, was born at Naugatuck, Conn., Jan. 18, 1838; son of the Rev. Oliver and Caroline (Allis) Hopson; grandson of John C. Hopson, and a descendant of Sergeant John Hopson, of London, England, who settled in Guilford, Conn., about 1635; of the Rev. Dr. Richard Mansfield, rector of St. James Church, Derby, Conn., for seventy-two years; and of William Leete, colonial governor of Connecticut. He was graduated from Trinity College in 1857, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1863; was ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1863, and priest by the Rt Rev. Horatio Potter, bishop of New York, in 1864. He was appointed warden from August 1898, to September 1899. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and received the degrees of A.M. in 1874 and D.D. in 1886 from St. Stephens's College. He published numerous pamphlets and sermons,
US Census
June 15, 1880
Hamlet of Annandale, Dutchess Co., NY
136-144
HOPSON
George B., age 42, b1838 CT, college professor
Mary W., age 50, b1830 NY
son Francis J., age 15, b1865 NY
son William O., age 7, b1873 NY
Emma K. Burr age 24, b1856 NY, servant
Johnson, Rossiter
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary Of Notable Americans, Vol. V, Page 347
HOPSON, George Bailey, educator, was born at Naugatuck, Conn., Jan. 18, 1838; son of the Rev. Oliver and Caroline (Allis) Hopson; grandson of John C. Hopson, and a descendant of Sergeant John Hopson, of London, England, who settled in Guilford, Conn., about 1635; of the Rev. Dr. Richard Mansfield, rector of St. James Church, Derby, Conn., for seventy-two years; and of William Leete, colonial governor of Connecticut. He was graduated from Trinity College in 1857, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1863; was ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1863, and priest by the Rt Rev. Horatio Potter, bishop of New York, in 1864. He was appointed warden from August 1898, to September 1899. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and received the degrees of A.M. in 1874 and D.D. in 1886 from St. Stephens's College. He published numerous pamphlets and sermons,
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