Harry Hopkins Biography

Harry Hopkins biography

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NAME: Harry Hopkins
OCCUPATION: Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: August 17, 1890
DEATH DATE: January 29, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sioux City, Iowa
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Harry Lloyd Hopkins

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One of the closest advisers to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins helped architect the New Deal and created the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

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Born in Iowa in 1890, Harry Hopkins was a social worker who went on to become perhaps the closest personal adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He helped architect the New Deal and created the Works Progress Administration.