George Tinkham

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George Holden Tinkham (October 29, 1870 – August 28, 1956) was a Boston lawyer and a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Tinkham attended public and private schools and was graduated from Harvard University. In 1894, he became a member of the Boston Common Council in 1897 and 1898. He studied law at Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Boston. He was a member of the board of aldermen between 1900 and 1902 and served in the State from 1910 to 1912. He served overseas during the First World War and afterwards was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915–January 3, 1943). During that time Tinkham was nicknamed "Uncle George". He was interviewed by Will Lang Jr. of Life in 1938.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942 but continued the practice of law in Boston until his retirement. He died in Cramerton, North Carolina on August 28, 1956. He was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston.

In his spare time, he went on safaris in Kenya. During one of his expeditions, he won a leopard hunter championship.