Francis Hopkinson
Lawyer
Jurist
Writer
Composer
Designer of the
American flag
September 21, 1737 – May 9, 1791
Credits:
Written work:
A Pretty
Story Written in the Year of Our Lord 1774 (1774); Judgments in the Admiralty
of Pennsylvania in four suits (1789); The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional
Writings of Francis Hopkinson (1792).
Music:
Collection of Plain Tunes with a Few from Anthems and
Hymns (1763); Seven Songs for the Harpsichord or Forte Piano (1788); Temple of
Minerva / The First American Opera (1781).
