Frank Burton Watson

Background

Watson,, Frank Burton was born on May 7, 1921 in Chattanooga. Son of Frank B.W. and Margaret B. Barr.

Education

Bachelor, John B. Stetson College, 1943. Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, University Florida, 1948.

Career

City judge City of Fort Myers, Florida, 1949-1952. Assistant states attorney State of Florida, Fort Myers, 1955-1961. State representative Florida House of Representatives, 1951.

City attorney City of Fort Myers, 196-90, City of Sanibel, Florida, 1969-1990. Retired, 1983-1984.

Politics

Every Christian should seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love.

Views

Anyone may appear in hardship and poverty. Never give up in pursuit of happiness and one day you will find yourself in the right place, where God gives the sense of joy and assurances you are looking for.

Membership

1st. Lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Lee County Bar Association (president 1954), National Institute Municipal Law Officers (state chairman), Florida Municipal Attorneys Association (president, Municipal Attorney of Year 1989), Kiwanis (president Fort Myers, lieutenant governor Florida), Masons, Shriners.

Interests

• Golf.

Connections

Married Thelma P. Pearce, September 18, 1943. Children: Margaret Louise Watson Fricke, Martha Ann Watson Scott, Walter B.

Father:

Frank B.W.

Mother:

Margaret B. Barr

Spouse:

Thelma P. Pearce

child:

Walter B. Watson,

child:

Martha Ann Watson Scott Watson,

child:

Margaret Louise Watson Fricke Watson,