Nathaniel Tompkins

American judge and politician (1879–1949)

Nathaniel Tompkins (May 17, 1879 – April 22, 1949) was an American politician and jurist from Maine . He served in the Maine Senate and Maine House of Representatives . He was also a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court .

Early life

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Tompkins was born in Bridgewater, Maine on May 17, 1879. His parents were Emma F. (n_é_e Sargent) and Nathaniel Tompkins.

Tompkins studied at the Ricker Classical Institute . He graduated from Colby College and Harvard Law School . While at Colby, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon .

Career

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Tompkins established a private law practice in Houlton, Maine . He was president of the Houlton Savings Bank. He served on the Houlton's board of selectment from 1912 to 1913.

As a Republican , Tompkins was elected to five terms in the Maine Legislature , including three in the Maine House of Representatives and two in the Maine Senate . During his tenure in the House, he served as House Speaker from 1935 to 1936.

In 1938, he was elected to the Maine Senate. After being re-elected in 1940, Tompkins elected senate president for 1941.

Governor Sumner Sewall appointed Tompkins to superior court on September 2, 1941, mid-way through his term as senate president.

Four years later, on July 27, 1945, Governor Horace Hildreth appointed Tompkins to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court .

Tompkins served in that position until he died in 1949.

Personal life

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Tompkins married Ragnhild L. Iversen on June 17, 1913. They were the parents of daughter Sigrid E. Tompkins, who also became a lawyer.

Tompkins was a Freemanson .

Tompkins died on April 22, 1949 in the Aroostook County Courthouse in Houlton, Maine , at the age of 69.

References

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 ["Delta Kappa Epsilon Politicians in Maine"](https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/delta-kappa-epsilon.html)
. _The Political Graveyard_. Retrieved March 20, 2026.

 ["Maine Supreme Court Justice Nathaniel Tompkins In Houlton Court Corridor"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19490420&id=9nEgAAAAIBAJ&pg=2678,2094629&hl=en)
. _[Lewiston Evening Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewiston_Evening_Journal "Lewiston Evening Journal")
_. April 20, 1949. Retrieved September 20, 2015 – via Google News.

 ["Nathaniel Tompkins Named to Superior Court Bench"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-nathaniel-tompkins/193774030/)
. _The Bangor Daily News_. September 3, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

1. ↑ "Legislators Biographical Search" . Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

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