Hannah Minthorne Tompkins (August 28, 1781 – February 18, 1829) was the wife 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 ...

, the

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of New York, and later vice president of the United States, and thus was the first lady of New York 1807 to 1817 and then the

second lady of the United States The second gentleman or second lady of the United States (SGOTUS or SLOTUS respectively) is the informal title held by the spouse of the vice president of the United States, concurrent with the vice president's term of office. Coined in contrast ...

, from 1817 to 1825. Born on August 28, 1781, Hannah Minthorne was the second child of Mangle Minthorne (1740–1824), a prominent

Democratic-Republican Party The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the earl ...

member in New York City,Homberger, Eric
Mrs. Astor's New York: Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age
p. 55 (2002) by his second wife, Aryet Constable Minthorne (1743–1830), of New York City. On February 20, 1798, 16-year-old Hannah married Daniel D. Tompkins, a 23-year-old lawyer of the City.Irwin, Ray W
Daniel D. Tompkins: Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States
p. 27 (1968)(3 March 1798)
Marriages
''The Weekly Magazine'', p. 160 (1798) At the time of the marriage, her father was Assistant in the Common Council, and young Tompkins had designs on a political career. Hannah was ill the year before her husband became Vice-President, and did not attend his inauguration.Dunlap, Leslie W
Our Vice-Presidents and Second Ladies
p. 32-34 (1988) From 1800 to 1814, the couple had eight children, including Arietta Minthorn Tompkins (born July 31, 1800), who married a son of

Smith Thompson Smith Thompson (January 17, 1768 – December 18, 1843) was a US Secretary of the Navy from 1819 to 1823 and a US Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1823 to his death. Early life and the law Born in Amenia, New York, Thompson graduated ...

in 1818, and (Mangle) Minthorne Tompkins (December 26, 1807 – June 5, 1881), who was the

Free Soil Party The Free Soil Party was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery int ...

candidate for Governor of New York in 1852. Their children Hannah and Minthorne were named after their mother, and Hannah and Minthorne streets in Staten Island were later named for them.Platt, Tevah (3 June 2010)
Neighborhood still memorializes Daniel Tompkins
'' Staten Island Advance'' Hannah died on February 18, 1829, in

Tompkinsville, Staten Island Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City. Named for Daniel D. Tompkins, sixth Vice President of the United States (1817-1825), the neighborhood sits on the island's eastern shore, along the waterfront facing U ...

. She and her husband are buried in the Minthorne family vault at St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie, in lower Manhattan.

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Minthorne family history
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