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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJames Herron HOPKINS
(1832-1904)
HOPKINS, James Herron, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., November 3, 1832; attended the common schools and was
graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson
University), Washington, Pa., in 1850; studied law; was admitted to
the bar in 1852 and practiced in Pittsburgh, Pa., for twenty years;
also engaged in banking, manufacturing, and mining; for several
years vice president of the Pittsburgh chamber of commerce;
unsuccessful candidate for election in 1872 to the Forty-third
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March
4, 1875-March 3, 1877); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; elected to the Forty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885); chairman, Committee on
Labor (Forty-eighth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress; engaged in the
practice of law in Washington, D.C.; died at his summer home at
North Hatley, Quebec, Canada, June 17, 1904; interment in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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