Background
HOPKINS, Charles Fern was born on May 16, 1842 in Hope, Warren Company, New Jersey, United States. Son of Nathan and Ann (Wilson) Hopkins.
Morris County Board of Elections
HOPKINS, Charles Fern was born on May 16, 1842 in Hope, Warren Company, New Jersey, United States. Son of Nathan and Ann (Wilson) Hopkins.
Common School.
January 8.- 1867, Boonton, New Jersey Served in Civil War, 1861-1864. Wounded and taken prisoner by Confederates. Served as Postmaster.
Boonton. New Jersey, 1880-1884. Re-appointed 3 years, removed as partisan by Cleveland. Re-appointed 1896 again, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1915, removed by President Wilson as partisan.
Mayor of Boonton, 1880. Elected member, House of Assembly, New Jersey, 1895, 2 yrs.
Member, Morris Company Board of Elections. Member of Sons of the American Revolution. Grand Army of the Republic (Junior Vice-Commander State of New Jersey): Legion of Valor.
New Jersey Ex-Prisoner of War Association.
Spouse Hetty Ann Van Duyne.