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George W. Watson

George W. Watson

Full Name: George Washington Watson
Date of birth: July 4, 1921
Date of death: July 24, 1976

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 37 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar
H 37 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar

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House District 37
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar
House District 37
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • Census of 1950 - George W. Watson, Paris, Lamar County, age 28, born circa 1922 in Texas, Representative/Legislator. Son of Ivey Watson. FamilySearch.
  • George Washington Watson, Jr., birth date 7/4/1921 in Texas; death date 7/24/1976 in Abilene, Taylor County; investigator, insurance; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • George W. Watson (1921-1976), burial in Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, Taylor County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, George W. Watson, Jr., 7/26/1976, p. 4. Birth date 7/4/1921 in Cooper, son of George W. Watson and Ivy Sturdivant. Death date 7/24/1976 in Abilene. Paris News.
  • 50th Legislature - date of birth: 1921, age 25, student, born in Delta County. 51st Legislature, Regular Session - birth date 4/1/1921. 51st Legislature, Called Session - birth date 7/4/1921. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949
Banks and Banking  
Common Carriers  
Insurance  
Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair) 
Municipal and Private Corporations  
50th R.S. - 1947
Aeronautics  
Banks and Banking  
Common Carriers  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Military and Veterans Affairs  

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