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Henry Hitt Watkins
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina
Henry Hitt Watkins served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Jul 22, 1919.
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson
- Confirmed
- Jul 22, 1919
- Born
- 1866
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaWoodrow Wilson · Jul 22, 1919 – Sep 8, 1947
Education
- University of Virginia
- Furman UniversityM.A., 1883
- Read law1892
Career
Private practice, Anderson, South Carolina, 1892-1919; U.S. Army captain, Company C, First South Carolina Regiment, 1898; Quartermaster general, Gov. Duncan Heyward, South Carolina, 1903-1907;
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