Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins

Background

Dawkins, Benjamin Cornwell was born on July 19, 1881 in Ouachita City, Louisiana, United States. Son of Edward A. and Caroline (Shute) Dawkins.

Education

Student Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston, Louisiana, 1899-1902. Bachelor of Laws, Tulane University, 1906.

Career

Admitted to Louisiana bar 1906, and began practice at Monroe, as member Lamkin, Millsaps & Dawkins until 1909. Member Munholland & Dawkins, 1909-1912. District judge State Court, 1912-1918.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1918-1924.

Member Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1921. Judge The United States of America District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1924-1953 (resigned, continuing to give service in Eastern District and other parts of state).

Achievements

• Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins has been listed as a reputable judge. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Louisiana National Guard, 1903-1906. Member Louisiana Bar Association.

• Member of Masons; Elks. Clubs: New Orleans Country, Louisiana. Riverside Country» Monroe, Louisiana.

Connections

Married Alice Ashley McLeod, July 27, 1910. Children: Benjamin Cornwell, Jane Gordon.

Father:

Edward A. Dawkins

Mother:

Caroline (Shute) Dawkins

Spouse:

Alice Ashley McLeod

child:

Jane Gordon Dawkins

child:

Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins