John C. Watts

John C. Watts

John Clarence Watts (born July 9, 1902 in Nicholasville , Kentucky , †  September 24, 1971 in Lexington , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1971 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Watts attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Kentucky until 1925 . After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission as a lawyer in 1927, he began to work in Nicholasville in this profession. At the same time he ran a farm. Between 1929 and 1933 he also served as a police judge in Nicholasville. He then served as the Jessamine County prosecutor between 1933 and 1945 .

Politically, Watts was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1947 and 1948 he served as an MP and party leader for the Democrats in the Kentucky House of Representatives . Between 1948 and 1951 he was state commissioner for motorized transport in Kentucky. After the resignation of the MP Thomas R. Underwood Watts was elected in the due by-election in the sixth constituency of Kentucky as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on April 14, 1951. After Watts was confirmed in all subsequent congressional elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on September 24, 1971 . During this time, the Korean War , the climax of the Cold War , the beginning of the Vietnam War and, domestically, the civil rights movement took place . In 1961, 1964 and 1967 the 23rd , 24th and 25th amendments were ratified.

John Watts died on September 24, 1971 in Lexington and was buried in his hometown of Nicholasville. His mandate went to William P. Curlin after a by-election .

Web links

• John C. Watts in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John C. Watts in the database of Find a Grave (English)