Background
Watkins, Charles L. was born on August 10, 1879 in Mount Ida, Arkansas, United States. Son of John Allen and Nancy Rebecca (Smith) Watkins.
Watkins, Charles L. was born on August 10, 1879 in Mount Ida, Arkansas, United States. Son of John Allen and Nancy Rebecca (Smith) Watkins.
Educated Normal Academy. Bachelor of Laws, University Arkansas, 1903.
April 27, 1923); 1 son, Charles Owen. Married second, Barbara L. Sandmaier, December 26, 1944. Clerk offices of attorney general and governor, Arkansas, 1899-1903.
Clerk to Arkansas Commission, Saint Louis World’s Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), 1904.
Clerk, secretary to the United States Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas, 1904-1914. Clerk office of secretary United States Senate, 1914-1919, journal clerk, 1919-1937, acting parliamentarian, 1923-1937, parliamentarian, since 1937.
Mason (Shriner, Scottish Rite, Royal Architecture). Club: Manor Country (Norbeck, Maryland.).
Married Martha Heard Walker, October 3, 1903 (deceased. Married second, Barbara L. Sandmaier, December 26, 1944.