Background
TOMKINS, Andrew Pearce was born on April 15, 1875 in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William M. and Elizabeth A. (Pearce) Tomkins.
TOMKINS, Andrew Pearce was born on April 15, 1875 in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William M. and Elizabeth A. (Pearce) Tomkins.
Ashland High School, 1892. University of Wisconsin. Columbian Law School, Washington, District of Columbia.
Clerk, Municipal Court, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1898. Chmn., Eileen Town, Bayfield Company, 1904. Chmn., Bayfield Company Board, 1905-1909.
State Senator, District 12, 1912-1916. Assessor of Incomes, District 30, 1918. Member, Wisconsin Tax Commission, 1926.
Re-appointed Assessor of Incomes, 1927. Appointed United States Commissioner, since 1911. Active in promoting reforestation and retention of control of water powers in the state, while State Senator specialized in property assessments.
Wide experience in valuation of manufacturing properties for taxation. Administration as assessor of income tax and supervision of assessments in 8 cos. with 179 taxation dists.
Member: Masons; National. Tax Association.
Spouse Dorothy Davis, July 1, 1916, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.