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McDuffie County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in McDuffie County

Index to Locations Thomson Thomson Cemetery Thomson Cemetery Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia Politicians buried here: Thomas Edward Watson (1856-1922) — also known as Thomas E. Watson — of Thomson, McDuffie County, Ga. Born in Columbia County, Ga., September 5, 1856. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1882-83; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; U.S. Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1891-93; Populist candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1896; Populist candidate for President of the United States, 1904, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912; controversial for his writings attacking the Catholic Church; arrested in 1912 on obscenity charges over three chapters in his book The Catholic Hierarchy; tried and acquitted in 1916; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1921-22; died in office 1922. Died September 26, 1922 (age 66 years, 21 days). Interment at Thomson Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John S. Watson and Ann Eliza (Maddox) Watson.   Cross-reference: John I. Kelley   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1908

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