About Thomas Chew Hopkins
Lived 1808 – 1876 (aged 67–68). Thomas Chew Hopkins was an American politician and physician.
Thomas Chew Hopkins (1808 – October 12, 1876) was an American politician and medical doctor from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County from 1842 to 1843 and from 1865 to 1866.
Early life Thomas Chew Hopkins was born in 1808 near Darlington, Maryland. He studied medicine under Dr. Robert Allen of Cecil County. Hopkins graduated as a member of the 1829–30 class of the University of Maryland School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine.
Hopkins helped organize the Havre de Grace Bank in 1841. Hopkins was a member of the Harford County school board in 1868.
Personal life Hopkins married Priscilla Worthington in 1834 and had children, including D. W., Ellen and J. T. C. Hopkins. His grandson was Thomas C. Hopkins, who also served in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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American politician and physician (1808–1876)
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Thomas Chew Hopkins died on 12 October 1876.
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