Albert Cole Hopkins

Albert Cole Hopkins (September 15, 1837 – June 9, 1911) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

For other people named Albert Hopkins, see Albert Hopkins (disambiguation).
Albert C. Hopkins
Albert Cole Hopkins by C. M. Bell Studio c. 1905
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byHenry Clay McCormick
Succeeded byFred Churchill Leonard
Personal details
Born(1837-09-15)September 15, 1837
Villenova, New York
DiedJune 9, 1911(1911-06-09) (aged 73)
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAlfred University

Biography

Albert C. Hopkins was born in Villenova, New York. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New York. He taught school, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Troy, Pennsylvania. In 1867 he moved to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and engaged in the lumber business.

Hopkins was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed his lumber manufacturing pursuits, and served as State forestry commissioner from 1899 to 1904. He was a delegate to the 1900 and 1904 Republican National Conventions. He died in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1911. Interment in Highland Cemetery.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "Albert Cole Hopkins (id: H000769)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Albert Cole Hopkins at The Political Graveyard
  • Albert Cole Hopkins at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Henry C. McCormick		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
1891-1895		 Succeeded by
Fred C. Leonard


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