Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846 – August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Albert Jarvis Hopkins | |
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| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Mason |
| Succeeded by | William Lorimer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois | |
| In office December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Reuben Ellwood |
| Succeeded by | William F. Mahoney |
| Constituency | 5th district (1885–1895) 8th district (1895–1903) |
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| Born | August 15, 1846 Cortland, Illinois |
| Died | August 23, 1922 (aged 76) Aurora, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Emma Stolp (m. 1873) |
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Biography edit
Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois on August 15, 1846.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora.
He married Emma Stolp on September 9, 1873, and they had four children.[1]
He was elected to fill out the congressional term of Reuben Ellwood in 1885 and was re-elected in his own right for eight full terms, serving from 1885 through 1903. In 1903, he successfully ran for the U.S. Senate.[2] His reelection bid in 1908 was unsuccessful and he returned to practice law in Aurora.
He died at his home in Aurora on August 23, 1922.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Moses, John, ed. (1896). Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Volume. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 271–273. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 19. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hopkins is Dead Today at Aurora". Daily Chronicle. August 23, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
Media related to Albert J. Hopkins at Wikimedia Commons- "Albert J. Hopkins". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- United States Congress. "Albert J. Hopkins (id: H000770)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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