Charles Lewis Watson
Full Name: Charles Lewis Watson, Sr.Date of birth: June 1, 1841
Date of death: November 3, 1926
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 43 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Democrat | Fairfield / Freestone | Freestone |
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House District 43
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone Counties in district: Freestone |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 111-112. Born 1841 in Tennessee. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Sergeant, Company D, 10th Texas Infantry, enlisted 4/1/1862 at Camp Brazos. Charles Lewis Watson, death date 11/3/1926. Pension File No. 47989, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Acting Sergeant-Major, 10th Texas Infantry. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Other Resources
- Charles Lewis Watson, birth date 6/1/1841 in Tennessee; death date 11/3/1926 in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Chas. Lewis Watson, Sr. (1841-1926), burial in Mexia City Cemetery, Limestone County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Col. Watson Is Buried After Home Service: Veteran of War, and Long Time Citizen Laid to Rest," Mexia Weekly Herald, 11/5/1926, p. 1, crediting the Gibbs Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. C.L. Watson, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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15th R.S. - 1876
Commerce and Manufactures Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine Finance |
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