Christopher Tompkins

Christopher Tompkins (born March 24, 1780 in Green County , today's Kentucky , †  August 9, 1858 in Glasgow , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1835 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Christopher Tompkins attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Glasgow. He was first elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1805 . In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . He later joined the Whigs .

In the congressional election of 1830 Tompkins was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the National Republicans in the tenth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Joel Yancey on March 4, 1831 . Two years later he switched districts with Chilton Allan . Allan ran in the tenth electoral district, while Tompkins ran in the third district. Both won the subsequent elections. This allowed Tompkins to complete another term in Congress until March 3, 1835 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1837, Tompkins was the Whigs' elector in the presidential election. Then he withdrew from politics. As a result, he practiced as a lawyer again. Christopher Tompkins died on August 9, 1858 in Glasgow and was buried there.

Web links

• Christopher Tompkins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)