G. Harold Watkins
G. Harold Watkins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 29th district | |
| In office 1941–1944 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph P. Dando |
| Succeeded by | Paul L. Wagner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1903 Girardville, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 4, 1991 Ashland, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
G. Harold Watkins (January 3, 1903 - August 4, 1991) was a Republican who served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1941 to 1944 and as a Commonwealth judge from 1957 until 1978.
Formative years[edit]
Watkins was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to George H. Watkins and Florence M. Sykes on January 3, 1903. He married Nellie Benashumas (1911-2005) of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Watkins graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1924 and earned a law degree from Harvard University in 1929.[1]
Beginning in 1930, Watkins practiced law in Girardville. He was then elected to the senate.
Afterwards, he remained active in politics, serving as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1948, 1952, 1956, and chairing the Schuylkill County Republican Party in 1953.[2] That same year, he served as secretary for the Pennsylvania State Senate. He then assumed a post as superior court judge in Pennsylvania, serving from 1957 until 1978. He was the president judge during the final four years of his tenure.[3] He continued to hear cases as a senior judge until 1989.[4]
Watkins and his wife had a daughter, Pamela Watkins (born 1943). In 1968, she married Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005), a state senator from the 29th District.[5]
Death[edit]
Watkins died on August 4, 1991, in Ashland, Pennsylvania.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 1991, Obituaries, p. B10
- ^ Political Graveyard
- ^ Pennsylvania State Senate Biography
- ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 1991, Obituaries, p. B10
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Watkins-Rhoades-Hobbs family of Pennsylvania". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 1903 births
- 1991 deaths
- Politicians from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians