David Ogden Watkins

For other people named David Watkins, see David Watkins (disambiguation).

David Ogden Watkins
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
In office 1900–1903
President	William McKinley
Preceded by	J. Kearny Rice
Succeeded by	Cortlandt Parker Jr.
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office 1898–1899
Preceded by	George W. MacPherson
Succeeded by	Benjamin Franklin Jones
Acting Governor of New Jersey
In office October 18, 1898 – January 17, 1899
Preceded by	Foster McGowan Voorhees
Succeeded by	Foster McGowan Voorhees
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office 1887–1899
Personal details
Born	David Ogden Watkins (1862-06-08)June 8, 1862 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1938(1938-06-20) (aged 76)
Political party	Republican

David Ogden Watkins (June 8, 1862 – June 20, 1938) was the acting governor of New Jersey from 1898 to 1899.

Biography

Watkins was born in Woodbury, 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, 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 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 Jersey 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

• David Ogden Watkins entry at The Political Graveyard