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unusual facts about Daniel D. Tompkins


Gurdon S. Mumford

He became associated with his brothers in the commission business in 1791, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect Daniel D. Tompkins.


Arthur S. Tompkins

Tompkins was elected as a Republican to the 56th and 57th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1903.

Béla Quartet

Several string quartets and other chamber works have been written for the ensemble by Jean-Pierre Drouet, Garth Knox, Karl Naegelen, Alvaro Leòn Martinez, Frédéric Aurier, Daniel D'Adamo, Thierry Blondeau, Jérôme Combier...
They support all forms of musical creation: mixed media music, improvisation, musical theatre, and commissioned works.

Charles E. Dudley

Dudley was a presidential elector in election of 1816 and voted for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins.

Christopher Wanjek

While a student at Temple University, Wanjek was part of the Philadelphia comedy scene that produced comic Paul F. Tompkins and writer-director Adam McKay, his former housemate, among others.

Daniel D. Badger

Badger's Architectural Iron Works sent prefabricated cast-iron elements as far afield as Havana and Cairo.

Daniel D. Barnard

Barnard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh as a U.S. Representative for the tenth district of New York from March 4, 1839 to March 4, 1843.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress.

Elected as an Adams to the Twentieth Congress, Barnard served as U.S. Representative for the twenty-seventh district of New York from March 4, 1827 to March 4, 1829.

Daniel D. Bidwell

The 49th New York distinguished itself by fending off probing attacks launched by Confederate MG Jubal Early as Neill's brigade approached Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Daniel D. Crabtree

On August 1, 2013, President Obama nominated Crabtree to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge John Watson Lungstrum, who took senior status on November 2, 2010.

Daniel D. Crabtree (born 1956) is a Kansas attorney in private practice and is a nominee for United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Daniel Dickinson

Daniel D. Stevens (Daniel Dickinson Stevens, 1839–1916), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Daniel Stevens

Daniel D. Stevens (1839–1916), US Navy sailor during the American Civil War

Eric Moneypenny

With TMS, Moneypenny has worked with some of the top comedians in the business, such as Fred Willard, Andy Richter, The Whitest Kids U'Know, Steve Agee, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Drew Carey, Paul F. Tompkins, Jerry Minor, Paul Scheer, Jerry O'Connell, Michaela Watkins, and many more.

James Noble Tyner

In 1869, Tyner was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect Daniel D. Pratt (who instead took a seat in the Senate).

John B. Snook

Cast-iron for Snook's commercial building facades was provided by Cornell Iron Works and by Daniel D. Badger's Architectural Iron Works.

Jonathan D. Stevenson

Stevenson became the protégé of New York Governor Daniel D. Tompkins and served as his private secretary, and accompanied him to Washington in that capacity when Tompkins was elected Vice President in 1816.

Philetus Swift

In February 1817, when John Tayler became Acting Governor of New York after the resignation of Daniel D. Tompkins, Swift was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.

Rules of Decision Act

Its interpretation, especially the meaning of "the laws of the several states," was central to the issue in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins.


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