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HOPKINS, Samuel Miles (1772-1837)

Federalist of New York

21st congressional district

Served in House 1813-1815

Total roll-call votes cast: 37

Note: This member has cast relatively few votes and so their ideological score may be unstable or inaccurate. Members who have cast at least 100 votes have more reliable scores.

Biography

A Representative from New York; born in Salem, Conn., May 9, 1772; graduated from Yale College in 1791; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., in 1793; moved to New York, N.Y., in 1794 and continued the practice of law; elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815); member of the New York state assembly in 1820 and 1821; moved to Albany, N.Y. in 1821; served in the New York state senate in 1822; reporter of the New York Court of Chancery, 1823-1826; member of the commission to superintend the construction of Sing Sing Prison, 1825-1830; died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., October 8, 1837; interment in Washington Street Cemetery.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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