Tobias Watkins

Dr.
Tobias Watkins
Fourth Auditor of the United States Treasury
In office
1824–1829
PresidentJames Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Succeeded byAmos Kendall
Secretary of the US Spanish Diplomatic Commission
In office
1821–1824
PresidentJames Monroe
Personal details
Born(1780-12-12)December 12, 1780
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
DiedNovember 14, 1855(1855-11-14) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., United States
EducationCollege of Philadelphia Department of Medicine
OccupationPhysician, editor, writer, educator, political appointee
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
United States Navy
Years of service1814–1821 (Army)
1799–1801 (Navy)
RankAssistant surgeon general (Army)
Assistant surgeon (Navy)
Unit38th Army Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Tobias Watkins (December 12, 1780 – November 14, 1855) was an American physician, editor, writer, educator, and political appointee in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area. He played leading roles in early American literary institutions such as The Portico and the Delphian Club and in early American medical institutions such as The Baltimore Medical and Physical Recorder and The Maryland State Medical Society.[1] He served as an assistant surgeon general in the United States Army, secretary to the Spanish Commission following the Adams–Onís Treaty, Fourth Auditor of the United States Treasury, and an education leader in the Washington, D.C., area. The Supreme Court decisions connected to his high-profile conviction for embezzlement are part of the history of original habeas as it relates to federal review of federal custody in the US.

  1. ^ Uhler 1925, p. 313.