John D. Watkins
| John Dyer Watkins | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, and Webster parishes | |
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In office 1880–1884 |
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| Succeeded by |
John C. Vance |
| Judge of Louisiana's 2nd Judicial District Court (since 26th District) | |
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In office 1865–1869 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 27, 1828 Minden, Webster Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | 1895 (aged c. 66) |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mahala Flora Morrow Watkins |
| Relations | A. B. George (law partner) |
| Children | Lynn Kyle Watkins |
| Parents | Thomas G. and Nancy L. Dyer Watkins |
| Alma mater | Cumberland College |
| Occupation | Educator and Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel and judge advocate |
John C. Vance
John Dyer Watkins (September 27, 1828 – 1895) was an educator, lawyer, politician, and judge from his adopted city of Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, USA.
A native of Caldwell County in western Kentucky, Watkins was the oldest of five children of Thomas G. Watkins, a colonel of the state militia, and the former Nancy L. Dyer. He graduated from the since defunct Cumberland College in Princeton, the county seat of his native Caldwell County.
Watkins came to North Louisiana as a teacher/principal for two years at the former Minden Male Academy, a forerunner of Minden High School. He engaged in the private study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1852. He left the field of education when he was named district attorney for Claiborne Parish, which then included neighboring Webster Parish, an entity created in 1871. He was the DA from 1854 to 1859. During the American Civil War, he was named the enrolling officer of the Confederate States Army at Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. He was made lieutenant colonel of his battalion and was judge advocate of the Trans-Mississippi Department. Watkins served as a state district court judge from 1865 to 1869, but was removed on ostensible grounds of war injuries. He therefore resume his law practice in Minden.
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