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1.1  Congress  





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Patrick W. Tompkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWilliam McWillie
Personal details
Born

Patrick Watson Tompkins


1804 (1804)
Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1853(1853-05-08) (aged 48–49)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeGolden Gate Cemetery, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyWhig
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Patrick Watson Tompkins (1804 – May 8, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1847 to 1849.

Biography[edit]

Born in Kentucky in 1804, Tompkins received a limited education. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He served as judge of the circuit court.

Congress[edit]

Tompkins was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Thirtieth Congress).

Later career and death[edit]

He moved to California during the gold rush of 1849, and died in San Francisco, California, May 8, 1853. He was interred in Yerba Buena Cemetery, and later moved around 1870 to Golden Gate Cemetery.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "San Francisco City & County, Calif". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

District created

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

1847–1849
Succeeded by

William McWillie


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