Benjamin F. Hopkins

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Benjamin Franklin Hopkins (born April 22, 1829 in Hebron , Washington County , New York , †  January 1, 1870 in Madison , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1870 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Hopkins attended the public schools in his home country and then worked as an employee in the telegraph service. In 1849 he moved to Madison, Wisconsin. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1856 and 1857 he served as the private secretary to Governor Coles Bashford . He served in the Wisconsin Senate in 1862 and 1863 ; In 1866 he became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly .

In the congressional election of 1866 , Hopkins was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Ithamar Sloan on March 4, 1867 . After a re-election in 1868, he could remain in Congress until his death on January 1, 1870 . This period was marked by tension between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson , culminating in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial against the head of state. In 1868 the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was passed. From 1869 Hopkins was chairman of the committee that dealt with the management of state properties.

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SURNAME Hopkins, Benjamin F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hopkins, Benjamin Franklin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Hebron , New York
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1870
Place of death Madison , Wisconsin