Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Quintus Ultimus Watson

Full Name: Quintus Ultimus Watson
Birth date: July 2, 1874
Death date: November 14, 1929

Terms of Service

Senate, 33rd ⁽⁴⁾ & 32nd ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1911 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 10/21/1914, 3rd C.S.
Senate, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ & 30th ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1907 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/13/1909, Regular Session.

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(3) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(4) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal .
(5) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, 4th C.S., Simple Resolution 2, 1/20/1930, p. 11. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Loving cup presented to Q.U. Watson in honor of his service as Governor for the Day on January 9, 1915., Donated Material
Photograph. Q.W. Watson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Quintus U. Watson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Q.U. Watson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Q.U. Watson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"Senator Q.U. Watson is Acting Governor," 1/9/1915, p. 3, col. 3. Dallas Morning News .
Obituary and photo, "Quintus Watson, Widely Known in State Legislative and Legal Circles, Is Dead," 11/15/1929. Dallas Morning News .
Quintus U. Watson, birth date 7/2/1874 in Burton, Texas; death date 11/14/1929 in Houston, Harris County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Quintus Ultimus Watson, birth date 7/2/1874; permanent home address in Giddings, Lee County, Texas; attorney at law; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Lee County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
Quintus U. Watson (1874-1929), burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Burton, Washington County. Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, Quintus Ultimus Watson, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume II, p. 205. Born 7/2/1874 in Washington County, Texas. (Created 7/21/2009.) HeritageQuest Online .
Obituary and photo, "Quintus U. Watson, Ex-State Senator, Dies at Age of 55," "Austin Friends Mourn for Watson," 11/14/1929, pp. 1, 19. Funeral, "Watson Rites to Be Sunday at Birthplace: Giddings Lodge to Conduct Ex-Senator's Funeral at Burton; Houston Bar Passes Resolution," "Capitol Flags at Half Mast," 11/15/1929, p. 40. Includes memorial resolution of the Houston Bar Association. Houston Chronicle .