Albert Galiton Watkins
American politician (1818–1895)
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Albert Galiton Watkins (May 5, 1818 – November 9, 1895) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.
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Albert Galiton Watkins | |
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| 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 |
| Died | November 9, 1895 (aged 77) Mooresburg, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | |
| Education | Holston College, Tennessee |
| Profession | minister lawyer |
Biography
Career
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
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]