Samuel Hopkins (theologian)

Samuel Hopkins
Born	(1721-09-17)September 17, 1721 Waterbury, Connecticut, British America (now Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.)
Died	December 20, 1803(1803-12-20) (aged 82) Newport, Rhode Island
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Theologian, abolitionist
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Samuel Hopkins (September 17, 1721 – December 20, 1803) was an American Congregationalist theologian of the late colonial era of the United States. Hopkinsian theology was named for him. Hopkins was an early abolitionist, saying that it was in the interest and duty of the U.S. to set free all of their slaves.