Benjamin F. Hopkins
Benjamin F. Hopkins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – January 1, 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Ithamar Sloan |
| Succeeded by | David Atwood |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 1, 1862 – January 1, 1864 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Sweat |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hood |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 5th district | |
| In office January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | James Ross |
| Succeeded by | Eleazer Wakeley |
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| Born | Benjamin Franklin Hopkins April 22, 1829 Granville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1870 (aged 40) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Party | Republican |
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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.