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Francis A. Hopkins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | James Bamford White |
| Succeeded by | John W. Langley |
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| Born | (1853-05-27)May 27, 1853 |
| Died | June 5, 1918(1918-06-05) (aged 65) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Francis Alexander Hopkins (May 27, 1853 – June 5, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromKentucky from 1903 to 1907.
Born inJeffersonville, Virginia, Hopkins attended the public schools and theTazewell High School. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in November 1874 and commenced practice inPrestonsburg, Kentucky. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as commissioner of common schools 1882–1884. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890. According to the 1903 Congressional Directory, "in August, 1890, [Hopkins] was elected as a delegate to represent the counties ofFloyd,Knott, andLetcher in the convention which made and published the present constitution of Kentucky".[1]
Hopkins was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-eighth andFifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907).[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to theSixtieth Congress. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.
He resumed agricultural pursuits and the practice of law inPrestonsburg, Kentucky, and died there on June 5, 1918. He was interred in Davidson Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 10th congressional district March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
