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[Identification of item], George Tinkham Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The George Tinkham Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a deposit in 1977.
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George Holden Tinkham was a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 29, 1870; attended the public and private schools; was graduated from Harvard University in 1894; member of the Boston Common Council in 1897 and 1898; studied law at Harvard Law School; was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Boston; member of the Board of Aldermen, 1900-1902; served in the State senate 1910-1912; served overseas during World War I; elected as a Republican to the 64th Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-January 3, 1943); was not a candidate for renomination in 1942; continued the practice of law in Boston, Mass., until his retirement; died in Cramerton, N.C., August 28, 1956; interment in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Mass.
Biographical note is excerpted from the Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress.
Chiefly clippings and press releases relating to the life of George Holden Tinkham, a lawyer, Republican senator, and big game hunter from Boston, Mass. Tinkham's political career is well represented by the clippings and press releases (1919-1942), which show his position on foreign and domestic affairs, and detail his opposition to the prohibitionists.
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Bound volumes with contested elections, Louisiana sugar prices investigation (1920), and campaign expense reports.