Cydnor B. Tompkins
Cydnor B. Tompkins | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district | |
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Edward Ball |
Succeeded by | William P. Cutler |
Personal details | |
Born |
St. Clairsville, Ohio | November 8, 1810
Died |
July 23, 1862 51) McConnelsville, Ohio | (aged
Resting place | McConnelsville Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Ohio University |
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins (November 8, 1810 – July 23, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Emmett Tompkins.
Born near St. Clairsville in Belmont County, Ohio, Tompkins moved with his parents to Morgan County in 1831 and settled near McConnelsville. He completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from the Ohio University at Athens in 1835. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio. He served as recorder of McConnelsville in 1840. He served as prosecuting attorney of Morgan County 1848–1851. Street commissioner of McConnelsville in 1850. He served as member of the Republican State convention in 1855.
Tompkins was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). He served as chairman of the Committee on Militia (Thirty-sixth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1860. He resumed the practice of law. He died in McConnelsville, Ohio, July 23, 1862. He was interred in McConnelsville Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Cydnor B. Tompkins (id: T000305)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Works by Cydnor B. Tompkins at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Cydnor B. Tompkins at Internet Archive
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Edward Ball |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district 1857-1861 |
Succeeded by William P. Cutler |