David Ogden Watkins

David Ogden Watkins ( born June 8, 1862 in Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey, † June 20, 1938 ) was an American politician and 1898-1899 Acting Governor of the State of New Jersey.

Career

David Watkins attended the local schools of his home. After studying law he was admitted in 1893 as a lawyer. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1886 and 1890 he was mayor of the town of Woodbury. After that, he was from 1892 to 1898 at the City Council of this municipality, where he was its chairman 1895-1897.

Since 1887 to 1899 he was a deputy in the New Jersey General Assembly. In 1898 he was president of that body had after the resignation of Governor Foster MacGowan Voorhees, the Governor's Office between 18 October 1898 and 16 January 1899 take. On this day of, elected in November 1898 Voorhees returned to the office. After Watkins again took his place in the House of Representatives.

Between 1900 and 1903 he was United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Between 1903 and 1909 he was commissioner of the state government of New Jersey for the insurance and banking sectors (New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner ). At the same time, he was from 1904 to 1908 in the party leadership of the Republicans of New Jersey. After 1909 David Watkins is no longer politically have appeared. He was married to Lidie M. Andrews.