Aged 94 years; died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara Bacon, with whom he had made his home for several years. He was a former resident of Chatham, Sangamon County, and a member of the Illinois legislature. He was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. "I got home just before the election at which Lincoln was chosen president. I met him the day after my return. I had been in the south and Mr. Lincoln wanted to talk to me about conditions. I spent the whole day with him in his office." Mr. and Mrs. Hoppin called at Lincoln's house to bid him goodbye before Lincoln left for Washington and it was the last time they ever met. --IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 4-23-1923
Aged 94 years; died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara Bacon, with whom he had made his home for several years. He was a former resident of Chatham, Sangamon County, and a member of the Illinois legislature. He was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. "I got home just before the election at which Lincoln was chosen president. I met him the day after my return. I had been in the south and Mr. Lincoln wanted to talk to me about conditions. I spent the whole day with him in his office." Mr. and Mrs. Hoppin called at Lincoln's house to bid him goodbye before Lincoln left for Washington and it was the last time they ever met. --IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 4-23-1923
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