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May Hopkins | |
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| Born | May Belinda Lowell August 31, 1870 Amboy Township, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 1949 (age 78) California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Politician, clubwoman |
| Known for | Mayor of Redondo Beach, California (1928–1931) |
May Belinda Lowell Hopkins (August 31, 1870 – February 6, 1949) was an American politician, businesswoman, and clubwoman. She was the mayor of Redondo Beach, California, from 1928 until she was recalled early in 1931.
Early life
[edit]Hopkins was born in Amboy Township, Ohio, the daughter of John Butler Lowell and Helen M. Kennedy Lowell.[1]
Career
[edit]Hopkins was a licensed real estate broker,[2] a charter member of the Redondo Woman's Club, and founder and president of the Redondo Beach chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club.[3][4] She was Redondo Beach's city treasurer for twelve years,[5][6][7] and president of the city's school board,[8] before she became mayor of Redondo Beach in 1928.[9][10] As mayor she welcomed California State Fraternal Congress when they held their annual picnic in Redondo Beach in 1930.[11]
Hopkins was recalled and replaced by the city council in 1931,[12][13] but remained active in local civic life through the 1930s and into the 1940s.[14][15][16] Her son Albert Lowell Hopkins was chief of police in Redondo Beach.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Lowell married printer Albert Roscoe Hopkins in 1893.[1] They had two children,[17][18] and separated by 1920. She died in 1949, at the age of 78, at her home on Redondo Beach, "after a long life of useful service to her community, friends and associates".[17][19]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lowell, Delmar Rial (1899). The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639 to 1899. Tuttle Company, printers. p. 254.
- ↑ "18 Realtor Mayors Officiate in Calif". Oakland Tribune. 1929-08-18. p. 64. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Announcements". The Register. 1928-06-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mrs. May Hopkins to Important L. A. Meetings". The Daily Breeze. 1924-03-17. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Clarke, Ida Clyde (1928). Women of Today. Women of Today Press. p. 188.
- ↑ "Results of Election at Redondo Yesterday". Riverside Daily Press. April 9, 1918. p. 4 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Mrs. May Hopkins, City Treasurer, Gets Fine Cookie Recipe in with Tax Returns from Somebody Here". The Daily Breeze. 1924-12-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Former Mayor of Beach City Seeks New Job". Los Angeles Times. 1932-03-23. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mayors Support John R. Quinn". Los Angeles Examiner. 1930-08-25. p. 3 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Mrs. May B. Hopkins of Redondo Beach Guest Here". The Whittier News. 1935-12-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Holmes, Susie Bishop (October 1930). "California State Fraternal Congress Holds Annual Picnic". The Fraternal Monitor. 41 (3): 6.
- ↑ "Redondo Beach Woman Mayor is Recalled". The Times Standard. 1931-01-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Councilman Dr. John M. Clarke is Elected Mayor by Unanimous Vote to Succeed May B. Hopkins". The Daily Breeze. 1931-02-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mrs. May Hopkins, Former Mayor, Visits Council". The Daily Breeze. 1938-09-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "B. P. W. C. Choses May B. Hopkins on Fair Committee". The Daily Breeze. 1939-01-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mrs. May Hopkins Registering Voters". The Daily Breeze. 1944-03-03. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "May B. Hopkins Rites Arranged". Los Angeles Times. 1949-02-09. p. 15. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Mrs. Lindstrand Guest of Mother, Mrs. May Hopkins". The Daily Breeze. 1933-10-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Haynes, F. S. (1949-03-02). "Everybody's Business: A Tribute That Will Comes as a Surprise to Lowell Hopkins". The Daily Breeze. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-28 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Blank, Lisa, "Made Marian: Myth and Reality in the Redondo Beach Public Library, 1895-1924" (2013, MLIS thesis, San Jose State University).