relations predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp death_date nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
david watkins '' -lrb- father -rrb- '' david watkins australian charles jones wallsend , new south wales newcastle 17 december 1971 australian australian labor party 10 june 1896 1 june 1935 david oliver watkins.jpg david oliver watkins
 14 october 1958 david watkins storeman
david oliver watkins

david oliver watkins -lrb- 10 july 1896 -- 17 december 1971 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born in wallsend , new south wales , he attended public schools in newcastle before becoming a storeman .
he served in the military from 1915-17 .
in 1935 , following the death of his father , politician david watkins , watkins succeeded him as the labor member for newcastle in the australian house of representatives .
he held the seat until his retirement in 1958 ; he died in 1971 .
