Nathaniel Tompkins Explained

Nathaniel Tompkins
Order1:Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Term Start1:1931
Term End1:1936
Order5:Member of the Maine Senate
Term Start5:1939
Term End5:1941
Birth Date:17 May 1879
Party:Republican
Residence:Houlton, Maine
Alma Mater:Ricker Classical Institute, Colby College, Harvard Law School

Nathaniel Tompkins (May 17, 1879  - April 22, 1949) was an American politician and jurist from Maine. Tompkins, a Republican, was elected to five terms in the Maine Legislature, including three in the Maine House of Representatives and two in the Maine Senate. During his tenure in the House, he served as House Speaker in 1935–1936. In 1938, he was elected to the Maine Senate. After being re-elected in 1940, Tompkins was elected by his fellow State Senators to be Senate President.[1] He was appointed as a circuit court judge mid-way through his only term as President. Four years later, on July 27, 1945, he was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He served in that position until his death in April 1949. He died in the Aroostook County Court House in Houlton.[2]

Tompkins studied at Ricker Classical Institute, Colby College and Harvard Law School.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislators Biographical Search. Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. 20 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220092239/http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/lawlib/legbiog/webform1.aspx. 20 December 2015. dead.
  2. News: Maine Supreme Court Justice Nathaniel Tompkins In Houlton Court Corridor. April 20, 1949. Lewiston Evening Journal. 20 September 2015.