Benjamin Watkins (26 July 1884 – 23 August 1963) was an Australian politician.
In 1917 he resigned to contest the federal election but was unsuccessful; he returned to the House as a member for Franklin in 1919.
In 1922 he was defeated and ran for the 1922 federal election unsuccessfully; he returned to the House in 1925, serving until 1934.
Watkins relinquished the leadership when Albert Ogilvie was elected the new permanent leader.
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