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Lynn B. Watkins

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Lynn B. Watkins
Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office
April 19, 1886 – March 2, 1901
Preceded byThomas Courtland Manning
Succeeded byOlivier O. Provosty
Personal details
Born
Lynn Boyd Watkins

(1836-10-09)October 9, 1836
Caldwell County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 1901(1901-03-02) (aged 64)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
RelativesJohn T. Watkins (brother)
ProfessionJudge
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army

Lynn Boyd Watkins (October 9, 1836 – March 2, 1901) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 19, 1886, to March 2, 1901.

Born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, Watkins served in the Confederate States Army and became a District Judge, in Louisiana in 1871.[1] His brother John T. Watkins was also a prominent attorney.

Watkins died in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 122.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
1886–1901
Succeeded by