| 1802 | born February 4 in Stockbridge, MA the son of Archibald and Mary (Curtis) Hopkins. |
| 1815 | moves to Clinton, NY to live with Uncle Sewall Hopkins |
| 1816 | returns to Stockbridge |
| 1820 | moves to Mecklenburg, VA to teach |
| 1822 | enters Williams College as a Sophomore |
| 1824 | graduates from Williams College; gives valedictory oration; begins study of medicine in Pittsfield |
| 1825 | appointed tutor to the Junior Class at Williams College |
| 1827 | leaves Williams; moves to Pittsfield to continue medical studies; teaches at Berkshire gymnasium, Pittsfield |
| 1828 | teaches briefly at Mrs.
Smith's School for Girls, NYC (?) |
| 1829 | receives M.D. |
| 1830 | moves to New York City with bother Harry; briefly practices medicine with Silas West; appointed professor of rhetoric and moral philosophy at Williams |
| 1832 | marries Mary Hubbell |
| 1833 | receives license to preach |
| 1836 | appointed president of Williams, the youngest man ever to hold office as coll
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