Hopkins - Ernest Martin Hopkins (1877-1964)

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Hopkins - Ernest Martin Hopkins (1877-1964)

"Dr. Ernest Martin Hopkins, President of Dartmouth College, had a summer place in Manset and one of the 38's was built for him. There was a big launching party with many of Hopkins' friends present. Kenneth Roberts, the famous historical novelist was a good friend of President Hopkins and the boat was christened "Lively Lady" after Roberts' widely-read novel."

Dr. Hopkins was able to engage the service of Derby Stanley to be his captain. Derby lived in Manset and was one of the fishermen who turned part-time bootlegger during prohibition. He was a terrific storyteller, a good seaman and swore like a trooper. Derby always maintained that he never broke the Volstead Act, but merely "bent the hell out of it." He believed the government had no right to deny a person an alcoholic drink…" - The Hinckley Story by Benjamin B. Hinckley, Jr., p. 21-23 , published by Pilot Press, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1997

Ernest Martin Hopkins was born on November 6, 1877 to Adoniram J. and Mary Cheney (Martin) Hopkins in Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Ernest married Celia E. Stone (1877-1950) on February 2, 1911. Ernest Martin Hopkins became the 11th President of Dartmouth College in 1916, serving there until his retirement in 1945. Ernest Martin Hopkins died on August 13, 1964 in Southwest Harbor, Maine.

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