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Albert Jarvis Hopkins
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909
Preceded byWilliam E. Mason
Succeeded byWilliam Lorimer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byRobert A. Childs
Succeeded byWilliam F. Mahoney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 5th district
In office
December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byReuben Ellwood
Succeeded byGeorge E. White
Personal details
Born(1846-08-15)August 15, 1846
Cortland, Illinois
DiedAugust 23, 1922(1922-08-23) (aged 76)
Aurora, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Emma Stolp
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(m. 1873)​
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Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846 – August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.

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. 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Hopkins is Dead Today at Aurora". Daily Chronicle. August 23, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 5th congressional district
1885–1895 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 8th congressional district
1895–1903 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 3) from Illinois
1903–1909
Served alongside: Shelby M. Cullom 		Succeeded by
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