James G. Hopkins
James G. Hopkins (June 15, 1801 – July 6, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He lived in Ogdensburg, New York. He married Elizabeth Rosseel (1813–1864). He was Clerk of St. Lawrence County from 1826 to 1831.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) from 1840 to 1843, sitting in the 63rd, 64th, 65th and 66th New York State Legislatures.
He was Secretary of the Northern Railroad Company.
He died while on vacation at Saratoga Springs, New York, and was buried at the Ogdensburg Cemetery.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 132ff, 142 and 393; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- American Railroad Journal (issue of November 11, 1848; pg. 725)
gollark: I am not society. As such, it is not hugely relevant to me what society could be doing, because I don't control that.
gollark: You are missing what I am saying.
gollark: Not significantly.
gollark: The individual data points do not have much effect. The aggregate does, but *I cannot change that*.
gollark: I mean, if it would be 1 good if everyone did X, but 0.000001 good if I did X, then the possibility of 1 good which I *can't cause* doesn't affect the goodness of me doing it, unless you expect that I can cause that, which is probably wrong.
External links
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Spraker |
New York State Senate Fourth District (Class 1) 1840–1843 |
Succeeded by Orville Clark |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.