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Aaron S. Watkins
Deceased Person
1863 – 1941
Who was Aaron S. Watkins?
Aaron Sherman Watkins, born in Ohio, was president of Asbury College in Kentucky. Before his ordination as a Methodist minister, he practiced law with his brother. He was the grandfather of Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, W. Dean Watkins.
Long dedicated to promoting the temperance movement, Watkins served as Prohibition Party candidate for various political offices. These included:
⁕Prohibition candidate for US Representative of Ohio 9th District, 1904
⁕Prohibition candidate for US Vice President, 1908 & 1912
⁕Prohibition candidate for US President, 1920
Watkins received honorary degrees of Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Humane Letters and Doctor of Philosophy.
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- Born
- 1863
United States of America - Also known as
- Aaron Watkins
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- 1941
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on July 23, 2013
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