George Washington Hopkins

George Washington Hopkins (February 22, 1804 – March 1, 1861) was a nineteenth-century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher.

George Washington Hopkins
Portrait of Hopkins in 1893 book
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Washington County
In office
1860–1861
In office
1850–1852
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byLaFayette McMullen
Succeeded byElbert S. Martin
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byWilliam Smith
Succeeded byAndrew S. Fulton
Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
In office
1858–1859
Preceded byThomas Lanier Clingman
Succeeded byThomas Corwin
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1850 – 1852
Preceded byHenry L. Hopkins
Succeeded byOscar M. Crutchfield
United States Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal
In office
November 4, 1847 – October 18, 1849
PresidentJames K. Polk
Preceded byAbraham Rencher
Succeeded byJames Brown Clay
Chairman of the House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads
In office
1843 – 1847
Preceded byGeorge N. Briggs
Succeeded byWilliam L. Goggin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 18th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJohn H. Fulton
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Russell County
In office
1833 – 1835
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byWilliam Jessee
Personal details
BornFebruary 22, 1804
Goochland County, Virginia
DiedMarch 1, 1861(1861-03-01) (aged 57)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting placeSinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic (1837-1839, 1841-onward)
Conservative (1839-1841)
Jacksonian (1835-1837)
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
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