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Lynn B. Watkins

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Lynn B. Watkins

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 D. Watkins was also a prominent attorney.

Watkins died in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

References

  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