L. Whitney Watkins
L. Whitney Watkins | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 1, 1909 – 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald J. Peek |
| Succeeded by | J. Weston Hutchins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucius Whitney Watkins August 6, 1873 Norvell Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1950 (aged 77) Tecumseh, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Bull Moose (1912–1915) |
| Spouse | Grace Edith Alley |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Agricultural College of the State of Michigan |
Lucius Whitney Watkins (August 6, 1873 – September 17, 1950) was an American politician who served in the Michigan Senate from the 10th district from 1909 to 1913, as a member of the Republican Party. He later served on the Michigan Board of Agriculture from 1920 to 1932, and commissioner of the Michigan Department of Agriculture from 1923 to 1927.
Born in Norvell Township, Michigan, Watkins was educated at the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. He worked as a as a Deputy State Game and Fish Warden from 1896 to 1898, and operated a farm. He was elected to the state senate in 1908, where he served and chaired agricultural committees.
A supporter of Theodore Roosevelt, Watkins joined the Bull Moose Party and was its gubernatorial nominee in 1912. He was elected to the Michigan Board of Agriculture in 1919 and 1925, and chaired it from 1921 to 1931. In 1937, he was appointed as a director of the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and served until 1945.