Hollace Lincoln Hopkins Biography


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	HOLLACE LINCOLN HOPKINS has been very closely identified with the 
business and political history of South Dakota, and his activity has 
made him perhaps as well known throughout the state as any other man. 
Hollace Hopkins, manager of the Sioux Valley Land Company, of Henry, 
was born in Olmstead county, Minnesota, January 3, 1864, and is the son 
of George E. and Caroline (Cudney) Hopkins, natives of Ontario, and 
pioneers of Minnesota and of South Dakota, coming to the territory in 
1878. George E. Hopkins was a prosperous farmer and represented his 
county in the state legislature. He settled in Deuel county, where 
Hollace received the greater part of his education, in the public 
schools and in the agricultural college at Brookings. He manifested a 
preference for journalism, and on quitting college he carried out a 
desire of long standing and established in May, 1888, at Henry, The 
Independent. Mr. Hopkins continued to publish and manage it until 
January I, 1900, since when he has devoted his attention largely to the 
Sioux Valley Land Company. Mr. Hopkins became an influential force in 
local and state politics, and his paper not only achieved a wide 
reputation but attained a wide circulation.  

	Mr. Hopkins was the leading spirit in the organization of the 
land company and as secretary and general manager has greatly enlarged 
the scope of its operations. During President Harrison's administration 
he was postmaster at Henry and was reappointed by President McKinley; 
Mr. Hopkins was influential in the Republican party, and has been a 
delegate to nearly every county, district and state convention in the 
last twelve years, and he served as secretary of the state conventions 
held at Yankton and Madison. He manifests a pardonable pride in the 
welfare of the town, and has used his endeavors to promote its 
advancement along social, moral and material lines.  

	Mr. Hopkins held an important clerical position in the house of 
representatives, in 1893 and in 1895 he was chief clerk of the same. 
Fraternally Mr. Hopkins is a member of the Pythian order, and has 
passed all the chairs of the local lodge, besides representing it in 
the grand lodge. Personally he is companionable and agreeable.  

	Mr. Hopkins, on the 2d day of July, 1889, was united in marriage 
with Miss Encie Plank, a native of the same county as himself, and a 
schoolmate. She is the daughter of Joseph and Diantha (Schermerhorn) 
Plank, of Olmstead county, Minnesota, and has borne her husband four 
children, Glenn H., Leah, Gail and Carrie P.