The Tompkins of Ohio
- Cydnor B. Tompkins (1810–1862), Prosecuting Attorney of Morgan County, Ohio 1848–1851; delegate to the Ohio Republican Committee 1855; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1857–1861. Father of Emmett Tompkins.
- Emmett Tompkins (1853–1917), Solicitor of Athens, Ohio 1876–1877; Mayor of Athens, Ohio 1877–1879; Prosecuting Attorney of Athens County, Ohio 1879; delegate to the Ohio Republican Convention 1879 1881 1883; Ohio State Representative 1886–1890; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1901–1903. Son of Cydnor B. Tompkins.
NOTE: Emmett Tompkins was also grandson-in-law of U.S. Representative John Welch.
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