Samuel I. Hopkins

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Samuel Isaac Hopkins (born December 12, 1843 in Owensville , Prince George's County , Maryland , †  January 15, 1914 in Lynchburg , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1889 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Hopkins moved with his parents to Anne Arundel County while he was a child , where he attended public schools. During the Civil War he served in the Confederation Army until he was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg . After the war he settled in Lynchburg, where he worked in trade. Politically, he became a member of the Labor Party .

In the 1886 congressional election , Hopkins was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded John W. Daniel on March 4, 1887 . Since he refused to run again in 1888, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1889 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Samuel Hopkins went back to trading in Lynchburg. He died there on January 15, 1914.

Web links

  • Samuel I. Hopkins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hopkins, Samuel I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hopkins, Samuel Isaac (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Owensville , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1914
Place of death Lynchburg , Virginia