Summary
Albert Galiton Watkins (May 5, 1818 – November 9, 1895) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Albert Galiton Watkins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Cocke |
| Succeeded by | William Montgomery Churchwell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Green Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1845 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1818 Jefferson County, Tennessee |
| Died | November 9, 1895 (aged 77) Mooresburg, Tennessee |
| Political party | Whig Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Holston College, Tennessee |
| Profession | minister lawyer |
Biography edit
Watkins was born near Jefferson City, Tennessee, on May 5, 1818. He graduated from Holston College in Tennessee and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began private practice at Panther Springs, Tennessee, in 1839.[1] Watkins was a slaveholder.[2]
Career edit
In 1845, Watkins was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses representing Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. He served from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
After the districts had been reapportioned, he was elected to represent Tennessee's 1st congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party in both the Thirty-fourth and the Thirty-fifth Congresses. During that time, he served from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1859.[3] He was not a candidate for re-election in 1858.
Death edit
Watkins engaged in the ministry and died in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, on November 9, 1895. He was interred in Westview Cemetery in Jefferson City, Tennessee.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Albert Galiton Watkins". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 20, 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Albert Galiton Watkins". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Albert Galiton Watkins". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Albert Galiton Watkins (id: W000189)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.