Albert Galiton Watkins

Albert Galiton Watkins (born May 5, 1818 in Jefferson City , Jefferson County , Tennessee , †  November 9, 1895 in Mooresburg , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1859 he represented the state of Tennessee twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Watkins attended Holston College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Panther Springs in his new profession in 1839 . Politically, he joined the Whig Party . In 1845 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. In the congressional elections of 1848 Watkins was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded William Michael Cocke on March 4, 1849 . After being re-elected in 1850, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1853 . In 1852 he was defeated by the Democrat William Montgomery Churchwell .

After his temporary resignation from the US House of Representatives, Watkins joined the Democratic Party. In the elections of 1854 he was re-elected as their candidate in the first district of his state in Congress, where he replaced Nathaniel Green Taylor on March 4, 1855 . After being re-elected in 1856, he was able to spend two more legislative terms in the House of Representatives until March 3, 1859. These were determined by the events and discussions leading up to the civil war . In 1858 Watkins declined to run again.

After his final departure from Congress, Watkins withdrew from politics and became a clergyman. He died in Mooresburg on November 9, 1895 and was buried in Jefferson City, his birthplace.

Web links

• Albert Galiton Watkins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert Watkins Galiton in the database of Find a Grave (English)