"Hon L. K. Watkins, delegate at large was born January 4, 1858, at Minden, La. He comes of a family of noted lawyers and judges, who have been identified with the best interests of the State. His father was the late Judge J. D. Watkins, one of North Louisiana's ablest lawyers and most learned jurists, and who was a member, of the Constitutional Convention of 1879. His uncle, the Hon. L. B. Watkins is one of the associates justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and his brother, Judge J. T Watkins is presiding judge of the Second District Court of Louisiana.
Young Watkins attended the common schools of his native town. And in 1875 entered the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., but was forced to quit college owing to ill health, resulting from a sever attack of typhoid fever.
He then studied law in the office of J.D. and J. T. Watkins, and in 1884 was admitted to the bar after an examination before the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
He soon became prominent as an attorney before the bar of North Louisiana, where he occupies a high position among the attorneys of that district. He has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice. Mr. Watkins has never sought office of any kind, and the convention of '98 is his first term of public service. it is to be regretted that there are not more men in the convention with the same sound ideas as those possessed by Mr. Watkins. Not believing article 5 of the ordinance 205 (suffrage) was constitutional, he voted against its adoption.
Mr. Watkins is a member of the following committees: Judiciary, Taxation, Equalization and Exemption, Finance and Apportionment.
Ref: The Convention of '98; published 1898 - in public domain (no copyright)
*Thanks so much for the bio, Graves!
Young Watkins attended the common schools of his native town. And in 1875 entered the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., but was forced to quit college owing to ill health, resulting from a sever attack of typhoid fever.
He then studied law in the office of J.D. and J. T. Watkins, and in 1884 was admitted to the bar after an examination before the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
He soon became prominent as an attorney before the bar of North Louisiana, where he occupies a high position among the attorneys of that district. He has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice. Mr. Watkins has never sought office of any kind, and the convention of '98 is his first term of public service. it is to be regretted that there are not more men in the convention with the same sound ideas as those possessed by Mr. Watkins. Not believing article 5 of the ordinance 205 (suffrage) was constitutional, he voted against its adoption.
Mr. Watkins is a member of the following committees: Judiciary, Taxation, Equalization and Exemption, Finance and Apportionment.
Ref: The Convention of '98; published 1898 - in public domain (no copyright)
*Thanks so much for the bio, Graves!
"Hon L. K. Watkins, delegate at large was born January 4, 1858, at Minden, La. He comes of a family of noted lawyers and judges, who have been identified with the best interests of the State. His father was the late Judge J. D. Watkins, one of North Louisiana's ablest lawyers and most learned jurists, and who was a member, of the Constitutional Convention of 1879. His uncle, the Hon. L. B. Watkins is one of the associates justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and his brother, Judge J. T Watkins is presiding judge of the Second District Court of Louisiana.
Young Watkins attended the common schools of his native town. And in 1875 entered the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., but was forced to quit college owing to ill health, resulting from a sever attack of typhoid fever.
He then studied law in the office of J.D. and J. T. Watkins, and in 1884 was admitted to the bar after an examination before the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
He soon became prominent as an attorney before the bar of North Louisiana, where he occupies a high position among the attorneys of that district. He has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice. Mr. Watkins has never sought office of any kind, and the convention of '98 is his first term of public service. it is to be regretted that there are not more men in the convention with the same sound ideas as those possessed by Mr. Watkins. Not believing article 5 of the ordinance 205 (suffrage) was constitutional, he voted against its adoption.
Mr. Watkins is a member of the following committees: Judiciary, Taxation, Equalization and Exemption, Finance and Apportionment.
Ref: The Convention of '98; published 1898 - in public domain (no copyright)
*Thanks so much for the bio, Graves!
Young Watkins attended the common schools of his native town. And in 1875 entered the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., but was forced to quit college owing to ill health, resulting from a sever attack of typhoid fever.
He then studied law in the office of J.D. and J. T. Watkins, and in 1884 was admitted to the bar after an examination before the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
He soon became prominent as an attorney before the bar of North Louisiana, where he occupies a high position among the attorneys of that district. He has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice. Mr. Watkins has never sought office of any kind, and the convention of '98 is his first term of public service. it is to be regretted that there are not more men in the convention with the same sound ideas as those possessed by Mr. Watkins. Not believing article 5 of the ordinance 205 (suffrage) was constitutional, he voted against its adoption.
Mr. Watkins is a member of the following committees: Judiciary, Taxation, Equalization and Exemption, Finance and Apportionment.
Ref: The Convention of '98; published 1898 - in public domain (no copyright)
*Thanks so much for the bio, Graves!
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