John William Clark Watson

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John William Clark Watson (born February 27, 1808 in Albemarle County , Virginia , †  September 24, 1890 in Holly Springs , Mississippi ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Mississippi during the Civil War as a Senator in the Confederate Congress .

Watson was not politically active before the secession of the southern states . In November 1863 he was elected to the second Confederate Congress for Mississippi . He took the place of retired James Phelan in the Senate . He stayed there from February 18, 1864 to May 10, 1865, when the Confederation surrendered.

After the war ended, Watson retired from politics. From 1876 to 1882 he served as a judge on the Mississippi State Court. He died in Holly Springs in 1890, where he was also buried.

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