What is Francis Hopkinson?
[[Image:Francis Hopkinson sepia print.jpg|thumb|Francis Hopkinson. Image from ''The Cyclopaedia of American Literature'' (1880).]] [[Image:Francis Hopkinson signature.png|thumb|right|148px|Hopkinson's signature]] '''Francis Hopkinson''' (September 21, 1737 – May 9, 1791) designed the first flag of the United States. He was also an [[United States|American]] author, poet, and signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] as a delegate from [[New Jersey]]. == Great Seal of the United States == Francis Hopkinson gave his help to the second committee that designed the [[Great Seal of the United States]]. This is the same seal that is now impressed upon the reverse of the [[United States one-dollar bill]]. {{USDecOfIndSig}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkinson, Francis}} [[Category:1737 births]] [[Category:1791 deaths]] [[Category:Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence]] [[Category:Politicians from New Jersey]]