Famous People with Name Hawkins

Micajah Thomas Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Micajah Thomas Hawkins: was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1803 to 1809. A practicing farmer, Hawkins was first elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1819, serving again in 1820. From 1823 to 1827 he was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, and a

Isaac Roberts Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isaac Roberts Hawkins: was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.He served as a lieutenant during the Mexican-American War and then resumed the practice of law. He was a delegate from Tenness

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