1910–1911
Britannica 11th
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TOMPKINS, DANIEL D. (1774-1825), American politician, was born at Scarsdale, Westchester county, New York, on the 2ist of June 1774. He graduated at Columbia College in 1795, and was admitted to the bar in 1797. In 1801 he was elected to the state constitutional convention, in 1803 was a member of the state assembly, and in 1804 was elected to the national House of Representatives, but became a judge of the slate supreme court, and served as such until 1807. He was governor of New York in 1807-1817; and in 1817-182…
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