Albert J. Hopkins
American politician
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Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846 – August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Preceded byWilliam E. Mason
Succeeded byWilliam Lorimer
Preceded byReuben Ellwood
Succeeded byWilliam F. Mahoney
Albert Jarvis Hopkins | |
|---|---|
Hopkins c. 1905–1922 | |
| 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) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1846 Cortland, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1922 (aged 76) Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Emma Stolp (m. 1873) |
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Biography
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]
