Benjamin F. Hopkins

Benjamin F. Hopkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1867 – January 1, 1870
Preceded byIthamar Sloan
Succeeded byDavid Atwood
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 1, 1862 – January 1, 1864
Preceded byJohn B. Sweat
Succeeded byThomas Hood
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dane 5th district
In office
January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1867
Preceded byJames Ross
Succeeded byEleazer Wakeley
Personal details
BornBenjamin Franklin Hopkins
(1829-04-22)April 22, 1829
DiedJanuary 1, 1870(1870-01-01) (aged 40)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
PartyRepublican
Spouses
  • Ethalinda Lewis
    (died 1855)
  • Mary E. Willcut
  • (died 1899)
Children
  • Arthur Frank Hopkins
  • (died 1854)
Parent
  • Ervin Hopkins (father)
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Benjamin Franklin Hopkins (April 22, 1829 – January 1, 1870) was an American politician, telegraph operator, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district for the last three years of his life, from 1867 until his death on New Years Day 1870. Before serving in Congress, he had served one term each in the Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Dane County, and served as a private secretary to Wisconsin governor Coles Bashford.