John William Clark Watson
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John William Clark Watson (February 27, 1808 – September 24, 1890) was a Confederate politician and judge.
Watson was born in Albemarle County, Virginia. He served as a senator from Mississippi in the Second Confederate Congress fpom 1864 to 1865. He later served as a state court judge in Mississippi from 1876 to 1882. His wife was Katherine Davis Watson whom he had at least one son with.
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| Preceded by James Phelan, Sr. |
Confederate States Senator from Mississippi February 18, 1864 – May 10, 1865 Served alongside: Albert G. Brown |
Succeeded by (none) |
| Confederate States Senators |  |
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| Alabama: Clay • Jemison • Walker • Yancey • Arkansas: Garland • R. Johnson • Mitchel • Florida: Baker • Maxwell • Georgia: Hill • H. Johnson • Lewis • Kentucky: Burnett • Simms • Louisiana: Semmes • Sparrow • Mississippi: Brown • Phelan • Watson • Missouri: Clark • W. Johnson • Peyton • Vest • North Carolina: Davis • Dortch • Graham • Reade • South Carolina: Barnwell • Orr • Tennessee: Haynes • Henry • Texas: Oldham • Wigfall • Virginia: Caperton • Hunter • Preston |
