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WATTS (Soundex W320) — See also MATTS, WAITS, WAITZ, WATT, WATTSON, WATZ, WEETZ, WEITZ, WITTS, WOOTS.

  WATTS: See also James Adams — Floyd William Bartling — John Watts Baer Bausman — Isaac Watts Burton — T. Watts Byerly — John Watts Cady — Claiborne Benton Coiner — Watts Comstock — Frederick Watts Culbertson — Moses Wesley Hewey — Watts S. Humphrey — Watts A. Johnson — Stephen Watts Kearny — J. Watts Kearny — John Watts McCormick — James Watts Mercur — Cameron A. Morrison — Osmund Fairworth Pool — Nathan Powell — Charles Rich — Charles Rich Jr. — Edward Watts Saunders — William Watts Sherman — J. Watts Stovall — John Haywood Tolbert — Jonathan Trotter — Frank W. Tuckwiller
  Watts, A. A. — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Mrs. A. M. — of Wharton, Wharton County, Tex. Postmaster at Wharton, Tex., 1887. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Allan L. — of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa. Burgess of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Watts, Alston 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 from Iredell County, 1901-04; member of North Carolina state senate 29th District, 1913; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th North Carolina District, 1917. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas A. Watts and Margaret (Morrison) Watts.
  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.
  Watts, Arthur J., Jr. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Beaufort T. — of South Carolina. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Gran Colombia, 1827. Burial location unknown.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  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.
  Watts, Bovant B. — of Williamston, Martin County, N.C. Postmaster at Williamston, N.C., 1889. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Charles, Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Watts, Charles H. — of Buchanan County, Mo. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 4th District, 1905-06. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Charlie — of Georgia. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
  Watts, Chris — of Denton, Denton County, Tex. Elected () mayor of Denton, Tex. 2016. Still living as of 2016.
  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.
  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.
  Watts, Deborah — of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Watts, E. E. — of Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex. Mayor of Brownsville, Tex., 1955. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Edward A. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Ernest — of Burlington, Burlington County, N.J. Republican. Chair of Burlington County Republican Party, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Ethelbert (1845-1919) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 25, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; pig iron manufacturer; U.S. Consul in Horgen, 1896-97; Kingston, 1899-1901; Prague, 1901-03; Hamilton, 1918; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1897-99; U.S. Consul General in St. Petersburg, 1903-07; Brussels, 1907-17. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 13, 1919 (age 74 years, 138 days). Interment at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Miller Watts and Anna Maria (Schoenberger) Watts; nephew of Julianna Watts (who married Edward MacFunn Biddle).
  Political family: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Watts, F. Bernard — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
  Watts, Frank — of Silvis, Rock Island County, Ill. Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, G. A. — of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Postmaster at Clear Lake, Iowa, 1901. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, George A. — of Rock Hill, York County, S.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, George B. — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976. Still living as of 1976.
  Watts, Guy Leland — of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
  Watts, Harry C. — of Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind. Republican. Postmaster at Aurora, Ind., 1922-33; mayor of Aurora, Ind.; elected 1942. Burial location unknown.
  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. 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 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 30, 1890 (age 85 years, 51 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of David Watts and Juliana (Miller) Watts; brother of Julianna Watts (who married Edward MacFunn Biddle); married 1838 to Anna Maria Schoenberger; father of Ethelbert Watts.
  Political family: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Watts, J. C. See Julius Ceasar Watts Jr.
  Watts, J. P. — of Indiana. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, J. W. — of Flat River (now part of Park Hills), St. Francois County, Mo. Republican. Mayor of Flat River, Mo., 1945-49. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Jeff, Jr. See M. Jeff Watts Jr.
  Watts, Jerry — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of William Montague Watts and Frances Elizabeth (Wilson) Watts; married, March 27, 1945, to Nora Mae Wilburn.
  The John C. Watts Federal Building, in Frankfort, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Watts, John D. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1928. 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, 1950; 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.
  Watts, John Sebrie (1816-1876) — of Indiana; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Boone County, Ky., January 19, 1816. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846; U.S. District Judge for New Mexico, 1851-54; Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1861-63; justice of New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1868-69. Died in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., June 11, 1876 (age 60 years, 144 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Joseph M. — of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pa. Chief burgess of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1853-54. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Joshua Howe (b. 1838) — Born in Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., March 28, 1838. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil and mining engineer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1910-11. 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. 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 2014.
  Presumably named for: Julius Caesar
  Cross-reference: Amata Radewagen
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by J. C. Watts, Jr.: What Color is a Conservative? (2002)
  Watts, L. R. — of London, Madison County, Ohio. Postmaster at London, Ohio, 1901. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Lane — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
Lester W. Watts Watts, Lester W. (b. 1903) — also known as "Doc" — of East Rainelle (now part of Rainelle), Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Richlands, Greenbrier County, W.Va., February 5, 1903. Democrat. Insurance agent; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1951-54. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Moose; Rotary; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James G. Watts and Virginia (Wilkinson) Watts; married, December 26, 1926, to Zelma Murphy.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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, Mae P. — Liberal. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1962. Female. Still living as of 1962.
  Watts, Marvin — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Candidate for mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1981, 1983. Still living as of 1983.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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, Napoleon B. — of Madison County, Mo. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Madison County, 1913-14, 1919-20; defeated, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Napoleon Bonaparte
  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, R. A. — of Centralia, Marion County, Ill. Republican. Chair of Marion County Republican Party, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Mrs. R. C. — of Lynchburg, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1939. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Ray — of Man, Logan County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Logan County Democratic Party, 1946-50. 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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Robert J. — of Washington, Litchfield County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Washington; elected 1902. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Rodney — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 9th District, 1978. Still living as of 1978.
  Watts, S. J. — of Corbin, Whitley County, Ky. Postmaster at Corbin, Ky., 1887. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Samuel — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1876. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Samuel G. — of Auburn, Placer County, Calif. Republican. Postmaster at East Auburn, Calif., 1903-13. 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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, Steven — Candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 2012. Still living as of 2012.
  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; arrested by Union forces in Union Springs, Alabama, in May 1865; imprisoned for a few weeks. Baptist. Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., September 16, 1892 (age 73 years, 257 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of John Hughes Watts and Catherine Prudence (Hill) Watts; married to Eliza Brown Allen; married 1875 to Eleanor Noyes.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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 Putnam County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Putnam County, 1823. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, William — of Falls City, Richardson County, Neb. Republican. Postmaster at Falls City, Neb., 1863-66. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, William — of Big Lick, Roanoke County (now Roanoke), Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1876. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, William, Jr. — of Allegan County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, William — of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Watts, William Dendy (1800-1861) — of Laurens Court House, Laurens District (now Laurens, Laurens County), S.C. Born August 22, 1800. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Laurens, 1860-61; died in office 1861. Died July 10, 1861 (age 60 years, 322 days). Interment at Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Watts, William M. — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839. Burial location unknown.
  Watts, William W. — Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856. Burial location unknown.


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