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See also
James
Adams —
Floyd
William Bartling —
John
Watts Baer Bausman —
Edward
MacFunn Biddle —
Isaac
Watts Burton —
T.
Watts Byerly —
John
Watts Cady —
Watts
Comstock —
Frederick
Watts Culbertson —
Watts
S. Humphrey —
Watts
A. Johnson —
Stephen
Watts Kearny —
John
Watts McCormick —
James
Watts Mercur —
Cameron
A. Morrison —
Osmund
Fairworth Pool —
Nathan
Powell —
Charles
Rich —
Charles
Rich, Jr. —
Edward
Watts Saunders —
J.
Watts Stovall —
Frank
W. Tuckwiller |
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Watts, A. A. —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
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Watts, A. D. (b. 1867) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., March 12,
1867.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1900;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1903; member of North
Carolina state senate 29th District, 1913.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Watts, Archibald —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Watts, Arthur J., Jr. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Watts, Beaufort T. —
of South Carolina.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Gran Colombia, 1827.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Watts,
Bernard See F. Bernard
Watts |
| |
Watts, Bobbie —
of Goodyear, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Watts, Charles, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Watts, Charlie —
of Georgia.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Watts, Cornelius Clarkson
(1848-1930) —
also known as Cornelius C. Watts —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born April 23,
1848.
Democrat. West
Virginia state attorney general, 1881-85; U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1886-89, 1893; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1896.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 28,
1930 (age 82 years, 35
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
|
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Watts, Daniel T. (b.
1982) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Clara, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
26, 1982.
Green. Candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
|
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Watts, Deborah —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
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Watts, E. E. —
of Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Brownsville, Tex., 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
|
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Watts, Edward A. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Watts, Ethelbert (d.
1919) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1897-98; U.S. Consul in Prague, 1902; Hamilton, 1918; U.S. Consul General in SAINT Petersburg, 1905-06; Brussels, 1907-17.
Died July 13,
1919.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, F. Bernard —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
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Watts, Frank —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Watts, Guy Leland —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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Watts, Henry Miller
(1805-1890) —
also known as Henry M. Watts —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
10, 1805.
Son of David Watts and Julia Anna (Miller) Watts.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-37; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1842-45; U.S.
Minister to Austria, 1868-69.
Died November
30, 1890 (age 85 years, 51
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1838
to Anna Maria Shoenberger. |
|
| | Watts, J.
C. See Julius Ceasar Watts,
Jr. |
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Watts, J. P. —
of Indiana.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Watts, Jeff,
Jr. See M. Jeff Watts,
Jr. |
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Watts, John (1749-1836) —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1749.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1788-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1793-95.
Died in 1836
(age about
87 years).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
|
| |
Watts, John —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1883-84.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, John —
Candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
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Watts, John Clarence
(1902-1971) —
also known as John C. Watts —
of Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky.
Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., July 9,
1902.
Son of William Montague Watts and Frances Elizabeth (Wilson) Watts.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; chair of
Jessamine County Democratic Party, 1928-53; Jessamine
County Attorney, 1933-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Kentucky motor
transportation commissioner, 1948-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1951-71; died in
office 1971.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
24, 1971 (age 69 years, 77
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Ky.
|
| |
Watts, John D. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, John D.
(1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Watts, John Sebrie
(1816-1876) —
Born in Boone
County, Ky., January
19, 1816.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846; federal
judge, 1851; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1861; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1868.
Died June 11,
1876 (age 60 years, 144
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
|
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Watts, John W. (b. 1830) —
of Columbia
County, Ore.
Born in Missouri, 1830.
Republican. Physician;
delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Columbia County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Joseph B. —
of Hamilton
County, Fla.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1838-39.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Joseph F. —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Joseph M. —
of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Chief
burgess of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1853-54.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Josiah —
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1815-17.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Joyce —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Watts, Julius Ceasar, Jr. (b.
1957) —
also known as J. C. Watts, Jr. —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Eufaula, McIntosh
County, Okla., November
18, 1957.
Republican. Played professional football
in the Canadian Football League; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1995-2003.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Watts, Lane —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Watts, Lester W. (b.
1903) —
also known as "Doc" —
of East Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Richlands, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., February
5, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Lucile A. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1981-85.
Female.
Still living as of 1985.
|
| |
Watts, M. Jeff, Jr. —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Watts, M. W. —
of Cedar Bluff, Cherokee
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Mikal —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Watts, Mike —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
|
| |
Watts, Oscar (b. 1886) —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in East Lynn, Wayne
County, W.Va., April 29,
1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1927-28,
1935-36.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Mrs. R. C. —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1924,
1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Ray —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Logan County Democratic Party, 1946-49.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Richard C. (d.
1930) —
Chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-30; died in
office 1930.
Died October
13, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Ridley —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Robert B. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Watts, Samuel —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Sandra —
of Lakeview, Lake
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Watts, Stanley —
of Murray, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for Iowa state
house of representatives from Clarke County, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| |
Watts, Thomas —
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, Thomas Hill
(1819-1892) —
also known as Thomas H. Watts —
of Alabama.
Born near Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., January
3, 1819.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1842-45, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1847-53; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Confederate
Attorney General, 1862-63; Governor of
Alabama, 1863-65.
Baptist.
Arrested
by Union
forces in Union Springs, Alabama, in May 1865, and imprisoned
for a few weeks.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
16, 1892 (age 73 years, 257
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
|
| |
Watts, Travis —
of Marshall, Searcy
County, Ark.
Republican. Chair of
Searcy County Republican Party, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
|
| |
Watts, Vivian E. —
of Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates 39th District; elected 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Watts, W. A. —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1912.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Watts, William —
of Big Lick (now part of Roanoke),
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Watts, William, Jr. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Watts, William —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Watts, William M. —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Watts, William W. —
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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