Background
Watkins, William Law was born on December 26, 1910 in Anderson, South Carolina. Son of Thomas Franklin and Agnes (Law) Watkins.
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William Law Watkins
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Bachelor of Arts, Wofford College, 1932; Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1933; Doctor of Laws, Anderson (South Carolina.) College, 1996.
Career
Practice law, Anderson, South Carolina., 1933; member, Watkins & Prince, 1934-1946; member, Watkins & Watkins, 1946-1954; member, Watkins, Vandiver & Freeman, 1954-1964; member, Watkins, Vandiver, Kriven & Long, 1964-1967; member, Watkins, Vandiver, Kirven, Long & Gable, 1968-1977; partner, Watkins, Vandiver, Kirven, Gable & Gray, 1977-1985; of counsel, Watkins, Vandiver, Kirven, Gable & Gray, 1985-1992. Board directors Duke Power Company, 1975-1984, Perpetual Bank, Financial Stability Board, 1953-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1935-1936. Member South Carolina.
Probation, Parole and Pardon Board, 1954-1969. Trustee Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina., 1966-1975, Anderson County Hospital Association, South Carolina., 1964-1974. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, South Carolina. Bar, Anderson Bar Association, Order of the Palmetto, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma AlphaEpsilon.
Connections
Married Frances Sitton, October 23, 1937. Children: Sarah Watkins Marshall, Anna Watkins Hattaway, Elizabeth Watkins Kinghorn, Jane Watkins Mudd.
