David Ogden Watkins (June 8, 1862June 20, 1938) was the acting
governor of New Jersey
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The ...
from 1898 to 1899.
Biography
Watkins was born in
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in and the county seat of Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. . He studied law and was admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1893. Watkins' first political foray was mayor of
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in and the county seat of Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. , from 1886 to 1890. He later served on the Woodbury City Council from 1892 to 1898, and as president of the council from 1895 to 1897. He served in the
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
from 1887 to 1899 as a Republican. On October 18, 1898, Governor
Foster MacGowan Voorhees resigned from office, and Watkins become acting governor in his capacity as
Speaker of the
New Jersey State Assembly, Serving until January 16, 1899, when Voorhees returned as governor. From 1900 to 1903 he served as the
U.S. Attorney for the District of New JerseyU.S. Attorney's Office District of New Jersey, A Rich History of Service
and from 1903 to 1909 he was the state's Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
He died on June 20, 1938, twelve days after his 76th birthday. He was buried in Green Cemetery in Woodbury.
See also
at The Political Graveyard
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References
Republican Party governors of New Jersey
Mayors of places in New Jersey
Politicians from Woodbury, New Jersey
American Protestants
Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly
Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
United States attorneys for the District of New Jersey
1862 births
1938 deaths
19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey
20th-century New Jersey politicians
19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature
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