| 词条 | Harold Tompkins |
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|image = |imagesize = | name = Harold Tompkins | birth_date = {{birth date|1887|08|23}} | birth_place = Adamsville, Rhode Island | death_date = {{death date and age|1954|05|25|1887|08|23}} | death_place = Concord, Massachusetts |restingplace = Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Concord, Massachusetts | nationality = | website = | occupation = Poultry farmer | residence = | party = Republican Party | spouse = | alma_mater = | title = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex District | term_start = 1953 | term_end = 1954 | predecessor = David B. Williams | successor = John Marshall Eaton Jr. | term_start2 = 1943 | term_end2 = 1949 | predecessor2 = Otis M. Whitney | successor2 = David B. Williams }} Harold Tompkins was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1943 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1954. Early lifeTompkins was born on August 23, 1887 in Adamsville, Rhode Island. He grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and attended public school there.[1] Outside of politics, Tompkins was an award-winning poultry farmer who bred Rhode Island Reds.[2][3] Political careerTompkins was a member of the Concord school committee for 21 years. From 1940 to 1947 he was chairman of the board. In 1942 he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He did not run for reelection in 1950 and was succeeded by David B. Williams.[2] In 1953, Williams was appointed to the Massachusetts Governor's Council and Tompkins won the special election to succeed him.[4] Tompkins did not finish the term, as he died suddenly on May 25, 1954 at his home in Concord.[2] References1. ^{{cite book|title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1947-48|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19471948bost#page/298/mode/2up/search/|accessdate=May 26, 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tompkins, Harold}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Harold Tompkins Rites for Legislator Tuesday at Concord|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=May 29, 1954}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Concord Representative Wins Top Poultry Show Awards|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=January 22, 1950}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Tompkins Wins Special Election in 13th District|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=May 27, 1953}} 7 : 1887 births|1954 deaths|20th-century American politicians|Farmers from Massachusetts|Massachusetts Republicans|Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|People from Concord, Massachusetts |
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