Emmett Tompkins (September 1, 1853 – December 18, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1901 to 1903. He was the son of Congressman Cydnor Bailey Tompkins.

Biography

Born in McConnelsville,

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, Tompkins moved to

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, in 1865. He attended the public schools and

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at Athens. He studied law. He was

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in 1875 and commenced practice in Athens, Ohio. City solicitor in 1876 and 1877. He served as mayor of Athens 1877-1879. He served as

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of Athens County in 1879. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1879, 1881, and 1883. He served as member of the

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1886-1890. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1889. He served as member of the board of trustees of

. He lost election for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio the spring of 1897 to Democrat Samuel Luccock Black. Tompkins was elected as a

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to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). He resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio. He was appointed trustee of

in 1908. He died in Columbus, Ohio, December 18, 1917. He remains were cremated in

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, and the ashes returned to his home in Columbus, Ohio.

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