Obadiah Hopkins, spelled Obediah in the opening line of his article, lived from January 1879 to 7 November 1955 and was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. An accountant by trade, he lived on Roath Court Road in Cardiff and was a member of the Fairoak Bowling Club of Cardiff. He made his Welsh international debut in 1925, and in 1950 he served as secretary of the Glamorgan County Bowls Association. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, he represented Wales in the fours, the rinks event, alongside Robert Devonald, Alfred Thomas and Ivor Thomas. He died in 1955.
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Obediah Hopkins (January 1879 - 7 November 1955), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
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Obediah Hopkins (January 1879 - 7 November 1955), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
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Obediah Hopkins (January 1879 - 7 November 1955), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
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He represented the 1954 Welsh team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada in the fours/rinks event with Robert Devonald, Alfred Thomas and Ivor Thomas.
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