Albert Jarvis Hopkins
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| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Mason |
| Succeeded by | William Lorimer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois | |
| In office December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Reuben Ellwood |
| Succeeded by | William F. Mahoney |
| Constituency | 5th district (1885–1895) 8th district (1895–1903) |
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| Born | (1846-08-15)August 15, 1846 Cortland, Illinois |
| Died | August 23, 1922(1922-08-23) (aged 76) Aurora, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
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Emma Stolp (m. 1873) |
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Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846 – August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.
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.[2] 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.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district 1885–1895 |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th congressional district 1895–1903 |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Illinois 1903–1909 Served alongside: Shelby M. Cullom |
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