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American politician This article is about president of Asbury College. For the ballet dancer and company director, see Aaron S. Watkin. For the golfer, see Aaron Watkins (golfer).

Aaron Watkins

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Born	Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-11-29)November 29, 1863 Rushsylvania, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1941(1941-02-09) (aged 77) Rushsylvania, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Prohibition

Aaron Sherman Watkins (November 29, 1863 – February 9, 1941), born in Ohio, was a 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. At the time of his 1920 presidential election, he was working as a professor of science at the Miami Military Institute in Germantown, Ohio.

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Aaron Watkins (1863–1941)

Party political offices
Preceded byGeorge W. Carroll	Prohibition nominee for Vice President of the United States 1908, 1912	Succeeded byIra Landrith
Preceded byFrank Hanly	Prohibition nominee for President of the United States 1920	Succeeded byHerman P. Faris

v t e Prohibition Party
Chairpersons	1869–1872: John Russell 1872–1876: Simeon B. Chase 1876–1880: James Black 1880–1884: Gideon T. Stewart 1884–1887: John B. Finch 1887–1899: Samuel Dickie 1900–1905: Oliver W. Stewart 1905–1908: Charles R. Jones 1908–1924: Virgil G. Hinshaw 1924–1925: B.E.P. Prugh 1925–1932: D. Leigh Colvin 1932–1947: Edward E. Blake 1947–1950: Virgil C. Finnell 1950–1953: Gerald Overholt 1953–1955: Lowell H. Coate 1955–1971: E. Harold Munn 1971–1979: Charles Wesley Ewing 1979–2003: Earl Dodge 2003–2005: Don Webb 2005–2009: Gene Amondson 2009–2013: Toby Davis 2013–2014: Gregory Seltzer 2014–2019: Rick Knox 2019–2020: Randy McNutt 2020–2023: Phil Collins 2023–Present: Zack Kusnir
Presidential tickets	1872: Black / Russell 1876: Smith / Stewart 1880: Dow / Thompson 1884 St. John / Daniel 1888: Fisk / Brooks 1892: Bidwell / Cranfill 1896: Levering / Johnson - Bentley / Southgate 1900: Woolley / Metcalf 1904: Swallow / Carroll 1908/1912: Chafin / A. Watkins 1916: Hanley / Landrith 1920: A. Watkins / Colvin 1924:Faris / Brehm 1928: Varney / Edgerton 1932: Upshaw / Regan 1936: Colvin / Watson 1940: Babson / Moorman 1944: Watson / Johnson 1948: Watson / Learn 1952: Hamblen / Holtwick 1956: Holtwick / Cooper 1960: Decker / Munn 1964: Munn / Shaw 1968: Munn / Fisher 1972: Munn / Uncapher 1976/1980: Bubar / Dodge 1984: Dodge / Martin 1988/1992: Dodge / Ormsby 1996: Dodge / Bubar Kelly 2000: Dodge / D. Watkins 2004: Amondson / Pletten - Dodge - Lydick 2008: Amondson / Pletten 2012: Fellure / Davis 2016: Hedges / Bayes 2020: Collins / Parker 2024: Wood / Pietrowski
Parties by state and territory	Law Preservation Party (New York)
National Conventions	1872 1876 1880 1884
Related topics	Prohibition in the United States - Anti-Saloon League - Woman's Christian Temperance Union - Alcohol Justice - Temperance movement in the United States

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