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  1. Tompkins was first elected governor of New York in 1807 and was subsequently reelected in 1810, 1813, and 1816, serving until he became vice president in 1817. As governor, he was part of the Democratic-Republican Party. He stressed education and more humane treatment of prisoners.

  2. Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fourth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins practiced law in New York City after graduating from Columbia College.

  3. American designer who established in New York one of the USA's largest iron-foundries, and manufactured cast-iron kits-of-parts for entire buildings at his Architectural Iron Works, including the Haughwout Store, Broadway, NYC (1856).

  4. About. DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, the fifth governor of New York and vice president of the United States, was born in Scarsdale, New York on June 21, 1774. His education was attained at Columbia College, where he graduated in 1795. He went on to study law, and in 1797 was admitted to the bar.

  5. 1774-1825. Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1804-1807. Daniel D. Tompkins was born in Westchester County, New York on June 21, 1774. He was educated at the Academy of North Salem where he was recognized as an exceptional scholar and a gifted essayist.

  6. DANIEL D. TOMPKINS – U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY. 5. MONROE. HOME. OVERVIEW: BORN: June 21, 1774. Scarsdale, New York. DIED: June 11, 1825 (age 50) Castleton, Staten Island, New York. EDUCATION: Columbia University (1795) POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic-Republican. HIGHLIGHTS: 1797: Admitted to the New York Bar, Began Practicing Law in New York City.

  7. Daniel Tompkins was born June 21, 1774 in Scarsdale, then a rural area. He attended Columbia College, where he added a middle initial D. to his name to distinguish him from another student. He graduated valedictorian in 1795 and after study was admitted to the bar two years later. He married Hannah Minthorne, daughter of a merchant and ...