Francis A. Hopkins Politician

Francis Alexander Hopkins (May 27, 1853 - June 5, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Jeffersonville, Virginia, Hopkins attended the public schools and the Tazewell High School. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in November 1874 and commenced practice in Prestonsburg, 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.Hopkins was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916. He resumed agricultural pursuits and the practice of law in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and died there on June 5, 1918. He was interred in Davidson Cemetery.

Personal facts

Francis A. Hopkins
Birth dateMay 27, 1853
Birth place
Tazewell Virginia
Date of deathJune 05, 1918
Place of death
Prestonsburg Kentucky
Profession
Lawyer

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party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Kentucky's 10th congressional district
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