Patrick W. Tompkins

Patrick Watson Tompkins (1804 – May 8, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1847 to 1849.

Patrick W. Tompkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	William McWillie
Personal details
Born	Patrick Watson Tompkins 1804 (1804) Kentucky, U.S.
Died	May 8, 1853(1853-05-08) (aged 48–49) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Golden Gate Cemetery, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Biography

Born in Kentucky in 1804, Tompkins received a limited education. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He served as judge of the circuit court.

Congress

Tompkins was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Thirtieth Congress).

Later career and death

He moved to California during the gold rush of 1849, and died in San Francisco, California, May 8, 1853. He was interred in Yerba Buena Cemetery, and later moved around 1870 to Golden Gate Cemetery.^[1]