William Hopkins (Canadian politician)

William Hopkins (March 1, 1864[1] – January 11, 1935[2]) was a hardware merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.

He was employed by a woollen company in Hanover, then moved to Portage la Prairie in 1882, where he worked in a grocery store.

In 1905, he opened a hardware store in Saskatoon and then, in 1908, a branch in Tessier.

Hopkins served on the town council for Saskatoon from 1905 to 1908 and was president of the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities in 1909.

[2] Hopkins Street in Saskatoon's Avalon community is named in his honour.