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U.S. Vice Presidents: Daniel Tompkins

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Daniel D Tompkins

(1774 - 1825)

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Occupation

Lawyer

Judge

Politician
Date of Birth June 21, 1774
Date of Death June 11, 1825
Place of Birth

Scarsdale, Province of New York, British America 

(now New York, U.S.)
Place of Death Castleton, New York 
Education Columbia University
Parents

Sarah Ann (Hyatt)

Jonathan Griffin Tompkins
Spouse Hannah Minthorne
Political Party

Democratic-Republican
Number of Children Eight

Did You Know?

Vice President Tompkins...

  • ...signed a bill in 1817 to abolish slavery in New York. The bill took effect in 1827.
  • ...was owed money from the state of New York. The funds were given to his descendants due to him already being dead. 
  • ...was politically connected to DeWitt Clinton, nephew of Vice President George Clinton.

Biography

Daniel D. Tompkins, (born June 21, 1774, Scarsdale, New York, U.S.—died June 11, 1825, Staten Island, New York), sixth vice president of the United States (1817–25) in the administration of Pres. James Monroe. He previously served as governor of New York (1807–17).

Quotes

“You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”
—John Quincy Adams
 
“America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
—John Quincy Adams

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