Since 1911 Dr. Eroll Samuel Hopper has engaged in the practice of medicine in Alamo and he is numbered among the leading members of the profession in Crockett county. He was born in Madison county on the 2d of April, 1886, a son of Jefferson Davis and Alice Lila (Kennedy) Hopper. Jefferson Davis Hopper was born in 1861 and in early life decided to follow the medical profession. After completing his academic education he enrolled in the Louisville Medical College, from which institution he was graduated in 1889 with the M. D. degree. For twenty-five years he has been practicing in Jackson, Tennessee, and is one of the foremost members of the profession in the county and state. Aside from his private practice Dr. Hopper is interested in the development and improvement of the community and for some time has been a member of the board of education of Madison county.

Eroll Samuel Hopper received his early education in the public schools of Madison county and in due time entered the Southern Normal University at Huntingdon, where he completed his academic course. He had determined to enter the medical profession and subsequently enrolled in the Memphis Hospital Medical College, from which institution he received the M. D. degree in 1911. He immediately came to Alamo and has since practiced here, having built up an extensive and lucrative patronage. In a profession where advancement depends upon individual merit Dr. Hopper has achieved substantial success and he well merits the confidence and esteem in which he is held by his professional brethren and his fellowmen in general. For one term he was active as county physician. In Madison county on the 25th of December, 1907, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Hopper to Miss Eunice Murtaugh, a daughter of Thomas and Susie (Parker) Murtaugh. Her father served throughout the Civil war with the Confederate army. Politically Dr. Hopper gives his allegiance to the democratic party and the principles for which it stands. His religious faith is that of the Baptist church. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons. Along strictly professional lines Dr. Hopper is affiliated with the Southern Medical Association, the State Medical Association and the County Medical Association. Dr. Hopper's influence is always on the side of progress and those things which relate to the material, intellectual, political and moral development of the city, county and state.

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