Background
Hopkins, Selden G. was born on July 5, 1862 in Castle Rock, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Jacob and Cynthia Jane (Marston) Hopkins.
Hopkins, Selden G. was born on July 5, 1862 in Castle Rock, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Jacob and Cynthia Jane (Marston) Hopkins.
Educated district schools of Iowa. Bachelor of Laws, State University of Iowa, 1884.
Admitted to Kansas bar, 1884, and practiced at Plainville. Company attorney, Sheridan Company, Kansas, 1895-1898. Member Kansas State Senate, 1900-1904.
State land commissioner, Wyoming, 1911-1917.
Chairman Democratic State Central Committee, 1912-1916. Assistant secretary of the interior, 1917-1921.
Member Interstate Stream Commission, representing Wyoming, 1923-1927. Member Board of Appeals, Civil Service Commission, Washington, District of Columbia, 1928-1931.
Member Modern Woodmen of World, A.O. U.W.
Married Nettie Gray, of Plainville, Kansas, November 26, 1885. Children: Grant Gray, Phillip Sheridan, Ralph William.