 Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr.

Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. (July 19, 1881 – August 22, 1966) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.Born in Ouachita City, an unincorporated community in Union Parish, Louisiana, Dawkins received a Bachelor of Laws from Tulane University Law School in 1906 and entered private practice in Monroe, Louisiana until 1912.