Geo. M. Hopkins

George Milton Hopkins

Full Name: George Milton Hopkins, Sr.
Date of birth: June 8, 1884
Date of death: January 23, 1959

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 31 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2)   35th (3)   36th (1) (2)   Democrat Denton / Denton Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)   Denton, Montague, Wise
H 46 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Denton / Denton   Denton

(1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 7/22/1919, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 31
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th (1) (2)   35th (3)   36th (1) (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)
(36th)
(36th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise
House District 46
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

(1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 7/22/1919, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Memorial, June 1959, p. 379. George Milton Hopkins, Sr. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Hopkins Funeral Scheduled Today," 1/25/1959, p. 9. Denton Record-Chronicle.
  • George Milton Hopkins, birth date 6/8/1884 in Texas; death date 1/23/1959 in Denton, Denton County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • George Milton Hopkins, birth date 6/8/1884, death date 1/23/1959, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Denton County. Find a Grave.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919
Agricultural Affairs  
Civil Jurisprudence  
Commerce and Manufactures  
Constitutional Amendments  
Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
Finance  
Rules  
Senatorial Districts  
35th R.S. - 1917
Central Investigating Committee  
Civil Jurisprudence  
Constitutional Amendments  
Donation of John Tarleton College to the State, Investigate  
Enrolled Bills  
Federal Relations  
Finance  
Rules  
Senatorial Districts  
State Institutions and Departments  
34th R.S. - 1915
Appropriations  
Constitutional Amendments  
Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) 
Judiciary  
Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair) 

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