Background
Tompkins, Arthur Wilson was born on August 6, 1895 in Wyoming, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert T. and Margaret E. (Shaffer) Tompkins.
Tompkins, Arthur Wilson was born on August 6, 1895 in Wyoming, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert T. and Margaret E. (Shaffer) Tompkins.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State University, 1918.
Emergency demonstration leader, United States Department of Agriculture, South Dakot, 1918; county agricultural agent, United States Department of Agriculture, Hayti, South Dakot, 1919-1924; executive secretary, South Dakot Farm Bureau Federation, 1924-1930; local agent, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Huron, South Dakot, 1925-1927; state director, State Farm Insurance Companies, Huron, 1927-1930; state director, South Dakot and North Dakota, Bloomington, Illinois, 1930; superintendent agents, South Dakot and North Dakota, Bloomington, 1930-1934; agency vice president, South Dakot and North Dakota, Bloomington, 1934-1954; executive vice president agency, South Dakot and North Dakota, Bloomington, 1954-1962; 1st senior vice president, South Dakot and North Dakota, Bloomington, from 1962.
Private United States Army, 1918. Member Life Insurance Agency Management Association, National Association Life Underwriters, American Legion., Masons, Elk, Kiwanis.
Married Dortha E. Christopher, June 30, 1920. Children: Arthur W., Margery B. Welsh, Roger B.