Arthur Thomas Watts
Full Name: Arthur Thomas WattsDate of birth: August 31, 1837
Date of death: June 28, 1921
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 1 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th | Democrat | Livingston / Polk | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
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House District 1
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Livingston / Polk Counties in district: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, A.T. Watts, pp. 361-362. Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. Arthur Thomas Watts, pp. 444-445. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- WATTS, ARTHUR THOMAS (1837-1921). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, A.T. Watts, p. 384. Born 8/21/1837 in Covington County, Mississippi. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas, 1877.
- Biographical sketch, Judge Arthur Thomas Watts. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 368-369, crediting Dallas Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 4th Corp, Company A, 16th Mississippi Infantry; Adjutant General and Chief of Staff in the Trans-Mississippi Department, portrait from Confederate Veteran. Military grave marker, A.T. Watts, Watts, birth date 8/31/1837, death date 6/28/1921, burial in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County. Find a Grave.
- Biographical sketch, p. 92. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Photographs
- Photograph. A.T. Watts, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. A.T. Watts, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.T. Watts, Texas Jurists Collection
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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