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- John_T._Watkins abstract "John Thomas Watkins (January 15, 1854 – April 25, 1925) was a Democratic U.S. representative from northwestern Louisiana who served from 1905-1921. A lawyer in his hometown of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, Watkins was a state district court judge prior to his election to Congress.Watkins attended the public schools of Minden and graduated from the Minden Male Academy, a forerunner of Minden High School. He then studied for three years at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. As was then customary, Watkins studied law privately, was admitted to the bar in 1878, and opened his practice in Minden. He was elected judge in 1900 and served in that capacity until 1904.He briefly resumed his law practice prior to his election to Congress. He defeated incumbent Democrat Phanor Breazeale of Natchitoches for renomination in 1904 and was seated with the incoming 59th Congress on March 4, 1905, during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. In his fourth term, he became the chairman of the House Committee on Revision of the Laws.Watkins rarely faced serious opposition in his reelection bids until he was defeated for a ninth term in 1920 by John N. Sandlin, another state district court judge from Minden. In 1908, for instance, Watkins defeated two opponents in the general election by a lopsided margin. He polled 88.2 percent of the ballots compared to 5.5 percent for Republican John F. Slattery. The Socialist Party of America candidate, W. S. Emmons, outpolled Slattery, having finished with 6.3 percent of the vote. After Watkins surrendered his congressional seat to Sandlin, he practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death. Like Watkins, Sandlin would also hold the Fourth District House seat for eight terms.Like Sandlin, Watkins is interred in the original section of Minden Cemetery alongside his wife, the former Elizabeth Murrell (January 23, 1858 – February 26, 1921). Also interred at Minden Cemetery are his parents, John D. Watkins, a Kentucky native, a lawyer, judge, and Democratic politician, and the former Mahala Flora Mora (1834-1899), a native of Walton County, Georgia.".
- John_T._Watkins activeYearsEndDate "1904-12-08".
- John_T._Watkins activeYearsEndDate "1921-03-03".
- John_T._Watkins activeYearsStartDate "1900-06-02".
- John_T._Watkins activeYearsStartDate "1905-03-04".
- John_T._Watkins almaMater Cumberland_University.
- John_T._Watkins almaMater Minden_High_School_(Minden,_Louisiana).
- John_T._Watkins birthDate "1854-01-15".
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace Louisiana.
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace Minden,_Louisiana.
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace United_States.
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace Webster_Parish,_Louisiana.
- John_T._Watkins birthYear "1854".
- John_T._Watkins deathDate "1925-04-25".
- John_T._Watkins deathYear "1925".
- John_T._Watkins occupation Lawyer.
- John_T._Watkins office "Judge of Louisiana's 2nd Judicial District Court (since 26th District)".
- John_T._Watkins orderInOffice "U.S. RepresentativeforLouisiana's 4th congressional district".
- John_T._Watkins party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- John_T._Watkins religion Methodism.
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- John_T._Watkins wikiPageWikiLink Walton_County,_Georgia.
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- John_T._Watkins wikiPageWikiLinkText "John T. Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins wikiPageWikiLinkText "John Thomas Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins wikiPageWikiLinkText "John Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins after John_N._Sandlin.
- John_T._Watkins after Richard_Cleveland_Drew.
- John_T._Watkins almaMater Minden_High_School_(Minden,_Louisiana).
- John_T._Watkins almaMater "Cumberland University".
- John_T._Watkins before Phanor_Breazeale.
- John_T._Watkins before Richard_Cleveland_Drew.
- John_T._Watkins birthDate "1854-01-15".
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace Minden,_Louisiana.
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace Webster_Parish,_Louisiana.
- John_T._Watkins birthPlace "Louisiana, USA".
- John_T._Watkins children "Dana Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins children "Drury Murrell Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins children "Elizabeth Murrell Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins children "Flora Lizzie Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins children "Willie Murrell Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins dateOfBirth "1854-01-15".
- John_T._Watkins dateOfDeath "1925-04-25".
- John_T._Watkins deathDate "1925-04-25".
- John_T._Watkins name "John Thomas Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins name "Watkins, John Thomas".
- John_T._Watkins occupation Lawyer.
- John_T._Watkins office "Judge of Louisiana's 2nd Judicial District Court".
- John_T._Watkins office "U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district".
- John_T._Watkins parents John_D._Watkins.
- John_T._Watkins parents "Mahala Flora Morrow Watkins".
- John_T._Watkins party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- John_T._Watkins placeOfBirth Minden,_Louisiana.
- John_T._Watkins preceded Phanor_Breazeale.