George M. Hopkins

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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
48
01/09/1939 - 10/02/1940
17

Republican 17th Senatorial District Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie Counties. Born October 16, 1866, in Bear Grove, Iowa. Educated in the rural schools, Guthrie county high school, the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Normal School, Valparaiso, Indiana. Taught four years in the rural schools of Iowa and Nebraska, served seven years as principal of the Bassett village schools, eight years as county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, twelve years as president of the township school board and eleven years on the county board of education. Married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska; father of five children: Margie, Mark, Macey, Dorothy, and Donald. He has always taken an active part in politics and in public welfare work. Elected representative in 1926, 1928 and 1930, and senator in 1932 and 1936.

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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
47
01/11/1937 - 01/08/1939
17

Senator from the seventeenth district, comprising Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie counties, was born October 16, 1866, in Bear Grove, Iowa. He was educated in the rural schools and the Guthrie county high school, the Western Normal college at Shenandoah, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Normal school, Valparaiso, Indiana. He taught four years in the rural schools of Iowa and Nebraska, served seven years as principal of the Bassett village schools, eight years as county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, twelve years as president of the township school board and eleven years on the county board of education. He was married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska, and they have five children: Margie, Mark, Macey, Dorothy, and Donald. He has always taken an active part in politics and in the public welfare work of his community. He was elected representative in 1926, 1928 and 1930, and senator in 1932 and re-elected in 1936. A republican.

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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
46
01/14/1935 - 01/10/1937
17

Senator from the seventeenth district, comprising Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie counties, was born October 16, 1866, in Bear Grove, Iowa. He was educated in the rural schools and the Guthrie county high school, the Western Normal college at Shenandoah, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Normal school, Valparaiso, Indiana. He taught four years in the rural schools of Iowa and Nebraska, served seven years as principal of the Bassett village schools, eight years as county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, twelve years as president of the township school board and eleven years on the county board of education. He was married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska. They have five children: Margie, Mark, Macey, Dorothy, and Donald. He has always taken an active part in politics and in the public welfare work of his community. He was elected representative in 1926, 1928, and 1930, and senator in 1932. A republican.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
45
01/09/1933 - 01/13/1935
17

Senator from the seventeenth district, comprising Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie counties, was born October 16, 1866, in Bear Grove, Iowa. He was educated in the rural schools and the Guthrie county high school, the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Normal School, Valparaiso, Indiana. He taught four years in the rural schools of Iowa and Nebraska, served seven years as principal of the Bassett village schools, eight years as county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, twelve years as president of the township school board and eleven years on the county board of education. He was married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska. They have five children: Margie, Mark, Macey, Dorothy, and Donald. In religious faith he is Unitarian. He has always taken an active part in politics and in the public welfare work of his community. He was elected representative in 1926, 1928, and 1930, and senator in 1932. A republican.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
44
01/12/1931 - 01/08/1933
35

Representative from Guthrie county, was born October 16, 1866, in Bear Grove, Iowa. He was educated in the rural schools and the Guthrie county high school, the Western Normal college at Shenandoah, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Normal school, Valparaiso, Ind. He taught four years in the rural schools of Iowa and Nebraska, served seven years as principal of the Bassett village schools, eight years as county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, twelve years as president of the township school board and eleven years on the county board of education. He was married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska. They have five children: Margie, Mark, Macey, Dorothy, and Donald. In religious faith he is Unitarian. He has always taken an active part in politics and in the public welfare work of his community. He was elected representative in 1926, 1928, and 1930. A republican.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
43
01/14/1929 - 01/11/1931
35

Representative from Guthrie county, Iowa, was born October 16, 1866, in Bear Grove, Iowa. He was educated in the rural schools and the Guthrie county high school, the Western Normal college at Shenandoah, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Normal school, Valparaiso, Ind. He taught four years in the rural schools of Iowa and Nebraska, served seven years as principal of the Bassett village schools, eight years as county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, twelve years as president of the township school board and eleven years on the county board of education. He was married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska. They have five children, Margie, Mark, Macey, Dorothy and Donald. In religious faith he is Unitarian. He has always taken an active part in politics and in the public welfare work of his community. He was elected representative in 1926 and 1928. A republican.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Guthrie
42
01/10/1927 - 01/13/1929
35

Representative from Guthrie county, Iowa, was born October 16, 1866, in the same county which he represents in the legislature. He attended district school during the summer and winter until he was eleven years of age, after which he attended rural school three months in the winter. At seventeen he attended one year at the Guthrie county high school. He taught three terms of rural school and attended business college at Shenandoah, Iowa. After teaching a short time he took a normal course at Valparaiso, Indiana. After finishing this course, he was elected principal of the village schools at Bassett, Nebraska, in which position he served for seven years. During this time he took a homestead near the town of Bassett. He was married in 1894 to Anna Laura Green of Kirkwood, Nebraska. They have two daughters and three sons. In 1899 he was elected county superintendent of Rock county, Nebraska, serving four terms. He has always taken an active part in politics and welfare work of his community. He was elected representative in 1926. A republican.

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