Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846 – August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois on August 15, 1846.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora.
He married Emma Stolp on September 9, 1873, and they had four children.[1]
He was elected to fill out the congressional term of Reuben Ellwood in 1885 and was re-elected in his own right for eight full terms, serving from 1885 through 1903. In 1903, he successfully ran for the U.S. Senate.[2] His reelection bid in 1908 was unsuccessful and he returned to practice law in Aurora.
He died at his home in Aurora on August 23, 1922.[3]
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