on May 8, 1775, and was elected an associate justice of that court in 1776 but declined the office.

Second Continental Congress and judicial service

In 1776, Hopkinson served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress (Continental Congress) from June 21 through November 18. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, representing New Jersey. He was the Chairman of the Navy Board in Philadelphia from November

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