J. B. Hawkins
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| − | James B. Hawkins was the sheriff in 1893, involved in the search for [[Alvah Tilton]], the cowboy that killed [[James Pym]]. | + | James B. Hawkins was the sheriff in 1893-1895, involved in the search for [[Alvah Tilton]], the cowboy that killed [[James Pym]]. In Early Mar 1895 he transported two prisoners to the state prison. |
| − | Hawkins was a trustee of the [[State Reform School]] | + | Hawkins was a trustee of the [[State Reform School]] [[21 Jan 1898]] to 1901, replacing C. R. Middleton; then the director around 1904, probably from 1901 as a successor to [[B. C. White]]. |
He married [[Nannie E. Watson]] of Hartford, CT Thursday evening, [[11 Oct 1888]], in the Presbyterian church, Rev. [T. C. Armstrong]] officiating. | He married [[Nannie E. Watson]] of Hartford, CT Thursday evening, [[11 Oct 1888]], in the Presbyterian church, Rev. [T. C. Armstrong]] officiating. | ||
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| + | Politically, he was a Democrat-populist. | ||
