Background
WATSON, John H. was born on May 12, 1851 in Jamaica, Vermont. Son of Asahel and Adelpha (Jackson) Watson.
WATSON, John H. was born on May 12, 1851 in Jamaica, Vermont. Son of Asahel and Adelpha (Jackson) Watson.
studied law; Doctor of Laws
Admitted to bar 1877. Practiced at Bradford, Vermont, 1877-1899. States Attorney, Orange Company, Vermont, 1886-1888. Member Vermont Senate, 1892-1894. Associate judge Supreme Court of the Vermont, January 19, 1899-February 1917. Chief justice, since 1917.
Member, Vermont Senate, 94. Association Justice, Supreme Court of the Vermont, 1899-1917, Chief Justice, since 1917.
Married Clara L. Hammond, March 25, 1879. Children: John Henry, Hugh Hammond.