James Herron Hopkins

James Herron Hopkins ( born November 3, 1832 in Washington, Pennsylvania, † June 17, 1904 in North Hatley, Quebec, Canada ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1877, and again from 1883 to 1885, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Hopkins attended the common schools and then studied until 1850 at the city's Washington College. After a subsequent law studies and his 1852 was admitted to a lawyer, he began working in Pittsburgh in this profession. He was also in the banking industry, crafts and mining works. For some years he served as Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce in Pittsburgh. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1872 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress yet.

In the congressional elections of 1874 Hopkins but was then in the 22nd electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican James Scott Negley on March 4, 1875. Since he has not been confirmed in 1876, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1877. In the elections of 1882 he moved again for the 22th district of his state in the House of Representatives, where he replaced Russell Errett on 4 March 1883, as of 1877 there had become his successor. In 1884 he was not re-elected again and could therefore until March 3 in 1885 to spend just another term in Congress. During this time he directed the Committee on Labour.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives James Hopkins practiced law in the federal capital Washington. He died on 17 June 1904 at the Canadian North Hatley and was in Washington DC buried.