William Hopkins was a hardware merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada. He was mayor of Saskatoon

Saskatoon

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 from 1909 to 1910.

He was born in Bentinck Township

Bentinck, Ontario

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, Grey County

Grey County, Ontario

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, Canada West, the son of James Hopkins, who had served as township reeve. Hopkins was educated in Bentick and Hanover

Hanover, Ontario

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. He was employed by a woollen company in Hanover, then moved to Portage la Prairie

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....

 in 1882, where he worked in a grocery store. Hopkins worked in stores in Brandon

Brandon, Manitoba

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 and Souris

Souris, Manitoba

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 and then operated his own general store in Hartney

Hartney, Manitoba

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 from 1889 to 1896. He married Alice Jane Carson in 1895. In 1905, he opened a hardware store in Saskatoon and then, in 1908, a branch in Tessier. Hopkins served on the town council for Saskatoon from 1905 to 1908 and was president of the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities in 1909. Hopkins was also involved in real estate and insurance. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.