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Henry Laurens Hopkins
Member From: 1835 - 1863
- Birth Date: June 12, 1805 Birth Place:Goochland County, Virginia
- Death Date: April 13, 1872
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Sarah Amelia Crump (April 30, 1833); Bettie Macon Eaton Fields (1865)
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- Occupation/Profession: Lawyer
- Additional Info: 1836 - 1837 Assembly - William C. Scott was declared unduly elected, and Henry L. Hopkins succeeded him on Feb. 7, 1837. When Hopkins became a member of
the Council, he was succeeded by Jacob Michaux during the extra session.
Henry Laurens Hopkins was the 22nd and youngest child of Reverend Charles Hopkins, and the eleventh child of Elizabeth Anderson Hopkins, his second wife.
His second wife, Bettie Macon Eaton Fields, was a granddaughter or Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina - Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and a U.S. Senator.
Speaker of the House, 1848-1850 *see below for more information
- Bio: Born in Goochland County, Va., June 12, 1805. Died in Warren County, N. C., April 13, 1872. Buried near Littieton, N. C. Henry L. Hopkins of Powhatan County was the twenty-second and youngest child of the Reverend Charles Hopkins, and the eleventh child of Elizabeth (Anderson) Hopkins, his second wife. He was a member of the House of Delegates, representing Powhatan County, 1835-37, 1841-43, 1848-50, and Petersburg, 1862-63; member of the Council in 1837; Commonwealth”s attorney for Powhatan County; and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1850-51. He married firstly, April 30, 1833, Sarah Amelia Crump (died September 11, 1849), daughter of Dr. (D. D.) Abner and Amelia (Booker) Crump of Powhatan County, and secondly, in 1865, Mrs. Bettie Macon (Eaton) Fields of Mecklenburg County, daughter of William and Martha P. Eaton of Warren County, N. C. Mrs. Fields was a granddaughter of Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senator.
While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was GEORGE WYTHE MUNFORD. - Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Virginia Constitutional Convention: 1850
Member of Council, 1837
Commonwealth's Attorney for Powhatan
delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1835-1836 | Powhatan | Democrat | Courts of Justice | ||
| 1836-1837 | Powhatan | ||||
| 1841-1842 | Powhatan | Democrat | Bonds of Public Officers (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
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| 1842-1843 | Powhatan | Democrat | Courts of Justice (Chair) |
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| 1848-1849 | Powhatan | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1849-1850 | Powhatan | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1861-1863 | Petersburg |
*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.