Brief Life History of Leon Randolph
When Leon Randolph Tompkins was born on 9 April 1887, in Inman, Holt, Nebraska, United States, his father, Archibald Tompkins, was 46 and his mother, Laura Martha Smith, was 40. He married Ethel Pearl Doughty on 17 March 1909, in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 15 October 1961, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Inman, Holt, Nebraska, United States.
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- Leon R Tompkins, "United States 1950 Census"
- Leon R Tompkins, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Leon Randolph Tompkins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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