# Talk:Tobias Watkins

Tobias Watkins kept coming up in articles I was editing, so I decided to do the old guy a solid and give him his own article. I invite discussion here! --Dugan Murphy (talk) 15:59, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

This is my husband's fifth great grandfather. Obviously not incredibly proud of the embezzlement part, but so neat to have a Wikipedia page for his direct ancestor. Very well written. 98.97.175.105 (talk) 03:13, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
That's rad you have this connection to Watkins! If you are aware of any portraits, please say so here. Dugan Murphy (talk) 03:50, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

I would love to add an image of Tobias Watkins to this article. If somebody could find one, that would be awesome to add. I've also tried to find a reliable source to corroborate Find a Grave that he is buried in Glenwood Cemetery (Washington, D.C.), but can't. If anybody else can, it would be nice to add internment info back in. The closest I can find is pg 108 of United States Congressional Serial Set, Volume 9200, published 1930, which lists his wife as buried at Glenwood. --Dugan Murphy (talk) 16:09, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Tobias Watkins/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: MEisSCAMMER (talk · contribs) 23:21, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
Criteria:

Well written: Yeah, I could follow it reasonably well; no issues at any rate. Y
Verifiable: Yes, lots of sources for something of this size. Y
Broad: Talks about aspects of his life (birth, major events, death) without going into too much detail. Y
Neutral: No POV issues, seems to be eminently neutral. (OK, I just put "eminently" to sound cool. But still.) Y
Stable: The only edits to this page have been addition of content, and some cleanup. Y
Illustrated: Not quite, I'd like to see some photos of him, there are only a couple of documents by him. See below discussion.
I would love to find a painting of photograph of Watkins, but I haven't been able to find any. This article (on p. 235) says "Unfortunately no likeness of him has been found after extensive search, and  if his portrait exists its location is unknown to his biographers." That tells me the search is likely to remain fruitless. I could add an image of somebody who comes up in the article or perhaps a title page from another one of his books. What I can't find are images of the lost buildings associated with Watkins, such as the Grand Lodge of Maryland, Fourth Presbyterian Church, or the prison where he was held. What are your thoughts on images? Dugan Murphy (talk) 18:47, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
OK, sorry, I didn't know there weren't any images of him. I can't think of any other images that could be added, let's leave as is. So yes, this is done. Y MEisSCAMMER(talk)Hello! 22:38, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
Y Tobias Watkins is now a good article! Good job, @Dugan Murphy! Keep up the good (article) work! MEisSCAMMER(talk)Hello! 22:51, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for taking the time to review the article! It's nice to get the recognition. Dugan Murphy (talk) 23:14, 2 March 2021 (UTC)