Background
Hopley, John Edward was born on August 25, 1850 in Elkton, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Prat and Georgianna (Rochester) Hopley.
Hopley, John Edward was born on August 25, 1850 in Elkton, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Prat and Georgianna (Rochester) Hopley.
Removed with parents to Bucyrus, Ohio, 1856. Education high school and under tutelage of father. Unmarried.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1875. Founded Evening Telegraph, Bucyrus, O., 1887. Editor and owner Bucyrus Journal, and Evening Telegraph until May 1923, when sold both papers.
Member Republican State Central Committee, 1894-1896.