Mangle Minthorne Tompkins (December 26, 1807 – June 5, 1881 New York City) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of

Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fifth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins ...

(1774–1825) and Hannah (Minthorne) Tompkins (1781–1829). He was born while his father was Governor of New York. Assemblyman Jonathan G. Tompkins (1736–1823) was his grandfather; Congressman Caleb Tompkins (1759–1846) was his uncle. He graduated from

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in 1827. In partnership with William J. Staples, he established the neighborhood of

Stapleton, Staten Island Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, roughly bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton a ...

. He was a Jacksonian member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

(New York Co.) in

1833 Events January–March * January 3 – Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833), Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. * February 6 – His Royal Highness Prince Otto ...

and

1834 Events January–March * January – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is chartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. * January 1 – Zollverein (Germany): Customs charges are abolished at borders within its member states. * January 3 � ...

. He was a Democratic member of the

New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan com ...

(1st D.) in

1840 Events January–March * January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded. * January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom. * Janua ...

and

1841 Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the i ...

, while residing in

Castleton, Staten Island Castleton is a former town in the U.S. state of New York. It was located in the northeastern part of Staten Island prior to the incorporation of Staten Island into New York City in 1898. It had a total area of 3880 acres (15.7 km²) and was ...

. He resigned his seat on March 8, 1841. In November 1852 he ran on the Free Democratic ticket for

Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has ...

, but was defeated by Democrat

Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential elec ...

. "He broke with the Democratic Party over his opposition to slavery and was a founder of the Republican Party in New York State in 1855." As a colonel in the 73rd Regiment during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

, he raised 500 volunteers on Staten Island for the Union Army. He was for some time a port warden of the Port of New York, and about 1869 was President of the Board of Port Wardens.

Honor

Minthorne Street in

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's Tompkinsville section is named for Minthorne Tompkins.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tompkins, Minthorne 1807 births 1881 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Staten Island New York (state) Free Soilers New York (state) Jacksonians 19th-century American politicians Union College (New York) alumni Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Children of vice presidents of the United States