John Edgar Hawkins
John Edgar Hawkins (September 19, 1869 – September 7, 1944) was a politician in Arkansas. He served as mayor of Magnolia, Arkansas in 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907 and served in the state legislature representing Columbia County, Arkansas from 1915 to 1916.
His father H. T. Hawkins was a state legislator for 25 years,[1] born in Alabama to a family from Georgia related to prominent leaders of that state.[2]
Hawkins was chairman of the Columbia County Democratic Central Committee.[3]
References
- ^ Herndon, Dallas Tabor (June 7, 1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Co, Goodspeed Publishing. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Number of Biographies of Its Distinguished Citizens, a Brief Descriptive History of Each of the Counties Mentioned, and Numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of Such County. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-083-9.
- ^ "Hawkins Named Demo Chairman", Hope Star (June 19, 1936), p. 6.