John Jay Hopkins

For other people named John Hopkins, see John Hopkins (disambiguation).

John Jay Hopkins (October 15, 1893 – May 3, 1957) was founder and president of General Dynamics from 1952 to 1957.

John Jay Hopkins
Born	October 15, 1893 Santa Ana, California, US
Died	May 3, 1957 (1957-05-04) (aged 63) Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC, US
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California-Berkeley Harvard Law School
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Founder and president of General Dynamics

Hopkins was born in Santa Ana, California.

He was assistant to the Treasury Secretary. In 1937, he joined Electric Boat as a lawyer, and eventually became director. In 1948, as president of Electric Boat, he purchased Canadair and created General Dynamics from that foundation in 1952.

Hopkins created the golf World Cup, which began as the Canada Cup in 1953, and donated the trophy for the event.

Hopkins died in Washington, DC.^[1]