Colonel Robert Watkins Robert was Lt. Col. of the Richmond County (Georgia) Militia; a member of the Georgia Legislature; inventor and planter, his plantation was "Rosney"; Augusta lawyer and co-writer of the first "Georgia Digest of Laws" (1800) with his brother, George Watkins. Robert Watkins was esteemed by his peers, and doubtless feared by his enemies.
Forrest Leland Watkins Jr. President of the Dakota Business College, a college started by his father, F. Leland Watkins Sr. in 1893. Twenty years ago, it was described by one reporter as "the venerable institution - North Dakota's oldest and largest business school and one of the most widely known private schools of its kind in the nation....
Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy.
Frank L. Watkins, M.D. A physician of Tulsa, was born in Scioto County, Ohio, June 28, 1879. His parents were George H. and Lillie (Glaze) Watkins, also natives of the Buckeye state.
Major Tasker Watkins On 16 August 1944 at Barfour, Normandy, France, Lieutenant Watkins' company came under murderous machine-gun fire while advancing through corn fields set with booby traps.....
Congressman Wes Watkins Member of the United States House of Representatives, Oklahoma from (1977-1991; 1997- ). Watkins was born in DeQueen, Arkansas.
Oscar Watkins He was a Bisley shot and a hockey "Blue" for Oxford University; a cavalry trooper in the Boer War; a magistrate on the Kenya Slave Courts which freed the slaves early in this century.....
Professor Sid Watkins The Inside Story of Professor Sid Watkins who has been the Medical Director of Formula One Racing for the past two decades.
Sir Edward William Watkin First baronet (1819-1901), railway promoter; joined father's cotton firm at Manchester; started Saturday half-holiday movement in Manchester.....
Absalom Watkin Absalom had a strong desire to own his own business and by 1807 had raised enough money to buy the factory from Thomas Smith.
Daniel Watkins was an eminent Judge and Jurist and presided over the Court of Assizes of and for the Island of Guernsey for many years.
Colonel Louis Douglas Watkins His military history is quite impressive for daring and bravery and anyone should be proud to have been related to him....Steven L. Wright
General Nathaniel Watkins Nathaniel Watkins was born January 28, 1796 in Woodford County, Kentucky, the son of Capt. Henry Watkins, who married the widow of Rev. John Clay, the father of Henry Clay, the famous statesman and U. S. Senator from Kentucky, the author of the 'Missouri Compromise.' Gen. Watkins was the half-brother of Henry Clay and resembled him a good deal, it is said.
J. B. Watkins Born in Pennsylvania in 1845, law graduate of the University of Michigan, moved to Lawrence in 1873 to start a real estate title and loan business which he later incorporated as the J. B. Watkins Land Mortgage Company.
Vernon Watkins 1906-1967 Regarded as one of the greatest Welsh poets in English, as well as one of the most unusual, he was long overshadowed by his friend Dylan Thomas.
Samuel Watkins Back in 1885, the state of Tennessee received a special gift that would forever change the arts in Nashville - $100,000 and a parcel of land at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Church Street in downtown Nashville.
Joseph Ray Watkins It was the year 1868, when Mr. J.R. Watkins (Joseph Ray), founder of the J.R.Watkins Medical Company, purchased the right to compound and manufacture Dr. Ward's Vegetable Anodyne Liniment.
Dr. Samuel Watkins - Watkins Glen Samuel Watkins, a founding father of the village now known as Watkins Glen, was a wealthy visionary who owned most of the land in the area in the early nineteenth century. A well-meaning but aloof philanthropist, Watkins laid out the city streets, helped the churches establish a foothold and otherwise contributed in many exceptional ways to the community.
Sam R. Watkins Sam's book "Co. Aytch" was chosen by Ken Burns, producer of the nine-part Public Television series on the Civil War, to represent the viewpoint of Confederate soldiers in that war. Many of Sam's colorful expressions and memorable quotes were used in the series and I've run across many of Sam's quotes in other places.
William Watkins - Australia 1822-1878 Came to Australia and made a name for himself in Building and Railway construction. Among his works were Leyy's Building, Wynyard Square, Reform Club, Sir Daniel Coopers Residence, City buildings, Nepean River Bridge, Little Zig Zag Railway and many miles of the railway's in part's of the Colony.
Carleton E. Watkins 1829-1916 Photographer, born in Oneonta, New York, USA. Lured to California by the gold rush, he took odd jobs before learning photography in San Francisco. He photographed Yosemite with special cameras for large plates and stereoscopic views (1861--7), winning a gold medal at the Paris Exposition in 1868.
Waltus Watkins More than 100 years ago, the Bethany plantation, now part of the Watkins Mill State Historic Site, was a bustling center of activity for ruralcommunities in Clay County, Missouri.
Dudley Dexter Watkins 1907-1967 Strip cartoonist and illustrator, born in Manchester, England. Acclaimed as a schoolboy genius for his painting of the Nottingham Historical Pageant at the age of 10.
Alfred Watkins, Hereford, UK 1855-1935 You can conjure with it in Herefordshire and in the counties of the Welsh border. He was scholar, miller, farmer, archaeologist, naturalist, inventor, magistrate, county councillor, politician and leader of public opinion. He was full of years and honours.
Edward G. Watkins in 1886 was eager to make his mark. But he was an engineer. He knew that to build a better time clock, it would take time. Maybe years. In 1894, however, he met his father's original challenge with a new clock. He called it the "Simplex"
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