| Duane Hawkins | |
| State House: | Michigan |
| District: | Eaton County 2nd |
| Term Start: | January 5, 1881 |
| Term End: | December 31, 1882 |
| Predecessor: | Orsamus S. Barnes |
| Successor: | Luman Shepard |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Vermontville, Michigan, US |
| Death Place: | Vermontville, Michigan, US |
| Party: | Republican |
| Allegiance: | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Serviceyears: | 1864–1865 |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
Duane Hawkins (February 17, 1840November 29, 1899) was a Michigan politician.
Duane Hawkins was born on February 17, 1840, in Vermontville, Michigan. His parents, Jay and Lodice Hawkins, moved there from Vermont in 1838. He received a public school education.
On August 30, 1864, Hawkins enlisted into the Union Army. He served in the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. He was discharged on June 2, 1865.[1]
Hawkins live on a farm for most of his life.[1] On November 2, 1880, Hawkins was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he represented the Eaton County 2nd district from January 5, 1881, to December 31, 1882.[2] Hawkins was elected as a justice of the peace and served as the president of the Eaton County Agricultural Society.[1]
Hawkins' first wife, Sarah E. Hallenbeck died on January 10, 1891. In 1892, Hawkins married Gertrude Schroder.
Hawkins was a Freemason who served as a Worshipful Master around 1880.[3]
Hawkins died on November 29, 1899, in Vermontville.