John Jay Hopkins
Male, Deceased Person
1893 – 1957
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Who was John Jay Hopkins?
John Jay Hopkins was founder and president of General Dynamics from 1952 to 1957.
Hopkins was born in Santa Ana, California.
He was assistant to the Treasury Secretary. In 1937, he joined Electric Boat as a lawyer, and eventually became director. In 1948, as president of Electric Boat, he purchased Canadair and created General Dynamics from that foundation in 1952.
Hopkins created the World Cup of Golf, which began as the Canada Cup in 1953, and donated the trophy for the event.
Hopkins died in Washington, DC.
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- Born
- Oct 15, 1893
Santa Ana - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 3, 1957
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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