Famous People with Name Hawkins

Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins: was a prominent African American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. He served as the first African American from California in the United States Congress, where he sponsored the Humphrey-Hawkins Fu

Paula Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paula Hawkins: was an U.S. politician from Florida. She is to date the only woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida. She was the first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without a family connection.She began her electoral career by campaigning as a co

Benjamin Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Hawkins: was an American planter, statesman, and United States Indian agent . He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite. Appointed by George Washington as General Superint

John Jay Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Jay Hawkins: was an American jurist and politician who served as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Arizona Territory and as a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature. Hawkins was appointed Territorial Auditor in 1887. The Democratic Hawkins held the pos

Charles G. Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles G. Hawkins: was a Liberal party member of the Senate of Canada.He was appointed to the Senate for the Milford-Hants, Nova Scotia division on 2 May 1950 following nomination by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. Hawkins remained a Senator until his death on 14 August 1958.