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James Campbell Hopkins
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin · 1870
James Campbell Hopkins , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. James Campbell Hopkins (April 27, 1819 – September 3, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was the first United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin; appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1870, he served until his death in 1877.
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Private practice, Granville, New York, 1845-1853; Postmaster, Granville, New York, 1850-1855; State senator, New York, 1853-1855; Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1856-1870; Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1876-1877
Biography
James Campbell Hopkins (April 27, 1819 – September 3, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was the first United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin; appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1870, he served until his death in 1877.
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