History of Salem, (New London County) Connecticut United States of America

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A Short Biography of Samuel Miles Hopkins

Samuel Miles Hopkins, representative, was born in Salem, Conn., May 9, 1772; son of Samuel and Molly (Miles) Hopkins. He was matriculated at Yale in the class of 1791, but did not graduate because denied the first honor. He was admitted to the bar in 1793, and practised in Oxford, N.Y., for one year. He then removed his law office to New York city, where he conducted a successful practice. He was married in 1800 to Sarah Elizabeth Rogers, of New York. He was representative from New York in the 13th congress 1813-15; retrieved to Albany, N.Y., in 1821, and was a member of the state assembly, 1821-27. He received his A.B. degree and that of LL.D. from Yale in 1828. He was a judge of the New York circuit court, 1832-37, and a trustee of Auburn Tlheological seminary, 1832-39. He published: Chancery Reports (1827); Temperance (1836). He died in Geneva, N.Y., March 9, 1837.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor