Historedia
Person

Samuel Hopkins

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1790

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Samuel Hopkins, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Issuance of the First U.S. Patent

    1790

    Role: Inventor

    1. July 31, 1790 · Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFirst U.S. Patent Issued to Samuel Hopkins

      Samuel Hopkins received the first U.S. patent on July 31, 1790, in Philadelphia, for an improved method of making potash and pearlash.

Sources

  1. Samuel Hopkins (inventor) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28