Background
William Rowland Hopkins was born on July 26, 1869 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. He was a son of David J. and Mary (Jeffreys) Hopkins.
William Rowland Hopkins was born on July 26, 1869 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. He was a son of David J. and Mary (Jeffreys) Hopkins.
Hopkins attended Western Reserve Academy by working in the Cleveland Rolling Mills to pay his way through and graduated in 1892. At Western Reserve University, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1896. In 1897, he began studying law at Case.
In 1899 he was admitted to bar. He was active in promoting and constructing Cleveland Short Lincolnshire Railway, and in establishment business enterprises. He was a president of Belt & Terminal Realty Сompany. He was a vice president of Lundberg Explorations, Limited. in Toronto, Canada and city manager in Cleveland from 1924 to 1930. He was a trustee of Western Reserve Academy.