354:(more commonly known as One Man, One Vote), required redistricting by state legislatures for congressional districts to keep represented populations equal, as well as requiring both houses of state legislatures to have districts drawn that contained roughly equal populations, and to perform redistricting when needed. Because of its population, Essex County went from one Senate seat to four seats.
302:, who was found guilty and jailed on federal income tax evasion charges. Tompkins supervised the conviction of over 100 Communist Party leaders for illegal and subversive activities. He served in the Eisenhower Administration until 1958.
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267:. Tompkins defeated Democrat John J. Egan 125,276 to 120,238, with 4,224 votes going to Progressive Party candidate William Johnston. He was re-elected to a second term in 1951 representing Essex County.
239:, on February 26, 1913, the son of William Brydon Tompkins (1866–1918) and Elizabeth Lillian Finley (1883–1967). His family emigrated to the United States from England in the 1600s. He was a graduate of
332:, who was from Tompkins' home county, Essex. Kean beat Shanley in the Republican primary, but lost the General Election. After leaving Congress, Kean was elected Essex County Republican Chairman.
247:. He served as a United States Army Lieutenant during World War II and he later prosecuted war crimes charges in Singapore. He was a partner at the Newark law firm of Lum, Fairlie & Foster.
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685:"William Tompkins, Ex-Prosecutor, 76; Fought Subversives"
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279:nominated Tompkins to serve as the
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573:Later years
563:Independent
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374:Thomas Kean
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852:Categories
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