C. R. Hawkins Explained

C. R. Hawkins
State Senate:Missouri
District:33rd
Term Start:1945
Term End:1959
Birth Date:October 29, 1900
Birth Place:Brumley, Missouri, US
Death Date:September 21, 1959
Spouse:Mabel Clair Foster
Party:Republican
Children:4
Occupation:politician, banker, teacher

Charles Roosevelt "Ted" Hawkins (October 29, 1900 – September 21, 1959) was an American politician, banker, and bank president from Brumley, Missouri, who served in the Missouri Senate. He was the youngest son of James M. Hawkins, a Union Army Civil War veteran[1] who served as a state representative from 1881 until 1882.[2] Hawkins twice received the St. Louis Globe-Democrat award for meritorious public service as the senator most effective in debate.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walter H. Toberman, Missouri Secretary of State . List of Missouri Secretaries of State . Official Manual State of Missouri 1959-1960 . Von Hoffman Press . Jefferson City, Missouri . 107.
  2. Web site: "H" Biographies from Miller County People . 2014-10-22.