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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaRobert Freeman HOPWOOD
(1856-1940)
HOPWOOD, Robert Freeman, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 24, 1856; attended public schools; studied under
private teachers; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1879 and
commenced practice in Uniontown; chairman of the Republican county
committee; attorney for Uniontown Borough 1881-1891; solicitor of
Fayette County 1894-1912; president of the Uniontown Hospital
1905-1920; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress
(March 4, 1915-March 3, 1917); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress; resumed the
practice of law in Uniontown; died at his winter home in St.
Petersburg, Fla., on March 1, 1940; interment in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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