Background
Watson, John William Clark was born on February 27, 1808 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Finch) Watson.
Watson, John William Clark was born on February 27, 1808 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Finch) Watson.
B.L., University of Virginia, 1830.
Practiced law, Abingden, Virginia, 1830-1845. Moved to Mississippi, 1845. Whig member Mississippi State Convention, 1851, concurred in action of that body denying right of secession, but accepted various offices in Confederate Government.
Member Confederate Senate, 1864-1865. Received 33 votes for president United States at Mississippi Republican (“Black and Tan”) Convention, 1868. Active in overthrow of radical Republican government of Mississippi, 1875.
Judge Mississippi Circuit Court, 1876-1882. Represented Mississippi before Supreme Court of the United States Court in railroad commission cases, 1885. Elder Presbyterian Church, more than 40 years.
A pioneer prohibitionist in Miss.
Member Confederate Senate, 1864-1865.
Married Catherine Davis, September 8, 1831, 8 children.