Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

C.A. Porter Hopkins
MSA SC 3520-2714

Biography:

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 12, 1930. Attended Princeton University; The Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1953; M.A., 1954.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Baltimore County, 1967-78; minority leader, 1971-75. Senate, District 5, 1975-78; Republican.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Army. Farmer. Member, Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission, 1961-65; Baltimore County Board of Recreation and Parks, 1963-78. Member, Legislative Council, 1971-75. Editor, Maryland Conservationist. Assistant editor, Maryland Historical Magazine. Member, Republican State Central Committee of Maryland; advisory board, Department of Natural Resources. Chair, Wildlife Advisory Commission. Board member, Maryland Historical Trust; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; National Audubon Society. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Farm Bureau; Izaak Walton League. Received Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Wildlife Federation, 1975. Member, Society of Senates Past; Speaker's Society of the House of Delegates.

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