# Eli Watkins — Oil! character guide

> Eli Watkins in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Eli, IV Eli, Eli Watkins, Mr. Eli Watkins, old Mr. Watkins

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

The patriarch of the Watkins family, a stern old farmer.

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