1560s, in relation to duties or obligations, from Latin incumbentem (nominative incumbens), present participle of incumbere (see incumbent (n.)). The literal, physical sense is rare in English and first attested 1620s.
Not to be confused with Tompkins County, New York. Tompkins is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Daniel D Tompkins, a New York political leader.
Commissioner Thomas was elected to the Chatham County Commission in 1990. Her fellow Commissioners elected her Vice Chairman of the Board.Dr. Thomas is a native of Savannah and graduated from Tompkins High School.homas organized the Youth Commission of Chatham County, and the annually held Summer Bonanza Partnership, Inc., a youth in action program designed to keep children off the streets, as well as providing them with the opportunity to get to know their community, its people, places, and things.