David Ogden Watkins
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David Ogden Watkins was the acting Governor of New Jersey
from 1898 to 1899.
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. On October 18, 1898, Governor Foster MacGowan Voorhees
resigned from office, and Watkins become Acting Governor in his capacity as Speaker of the 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, and was buried in Green Cemetery in Woodbury.
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
from 1898 to 1899.
Biography
He studied law and was admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1893. Watkins' first political foray was as Mayor of Woodbury, New Jersey from 1886 to 1890, later serving on the Woodbury, New JerseyWoodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, 10,307 residents were counted. Woodbury is the county seat of Gloucester County....
city council from 1892 to 1898, and as president of the council from 1895 to 1897. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1887 to 1899. On October 18, 1898, Governor Foster MacGowan Voorhees
Foster MacGowan Voorhees
Foster MacGowan Voorhees was an American, Republican Party politician, who served as the 30th Governor of New Jersey from 1899 to 1902.-Biography:...
resigned from office, and Watkins become Acting Governor in his capacity as Speaker of the 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, and was buried in Green Cemetery in Woodbury.
External links
- New Jersey Governor David Ogden Watkins, National Governors AssociationNational Governors AssociationThe National Governors Association , founded in 1908 as the National Governors' Conference, is funded primarily by state dues, federal grants and contracts and private contributions. NGA represents the governors of the fifty U.S. states and five U.S. territories The National Governors Association...