Background
Harkins, Thomas J. was born on January 15, 1879 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Herschel S. and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Harkins, Thomas J. was born on January 15, 1879 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Herschel S. and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Student University of North Carolina, 1897-1901. Honorary Doctor of Laws Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1945.
1 son, Herschel South. Admitted to Oklahoma Bar, 1901, and began practice at Weatherford. Practiced at Asheville, 1907-1959. Member Harkins, Van Winkle, Walton & Buck.
Member Republican National Congressional Committee, 1912-1914. Member American, North Carolina, Buncombe County (ex-president) bar associations, American Academy of Political and Social Science. Mason (33°, sovereign grand commander Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction 1952, resigned 1955.
Knights Templar, Shriner.
Grand Master of Masons in North Carolina, 1940-1941. Honorary member Supreme Council of Northern Jurisdiction, Canada, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Greece, Italy, Venezuela, Cuba, Argentine, Mexico (Philippine Islands).
Club: Biltmore Forest Country.
Married Roxy Seevers, December 1904.