Arthur Vivian Watkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Vivian Watkins

American politician

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1886

Place of Birth: Midway, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1973

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, farmer, author, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Arthur Vivian Watkins (December 18, 1886 – September 1, 1973) was a Republican U.S.
Senator from Utah, serving two terms from 1947 into 1959.
He was influential as a proponent of terminating federal recognition of American Indian tribes, in the belief that they should be assimilated and all special status lifted.
In 1954 he chaired the Watkins Committee, which led to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who had made extensive allegations of communist infiltration of government and art groups.