John Watson (Virginia politician)
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John Watson | |
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| Died | 1870 |
| Title | Delegate |
John Watson (died 1870) was a nineteenth-century African-American politician from Virginia.
Watson was born a slave in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.[1]
Career
As an adult following the American Civil War, Watson spent the five years of his life as a freedman promoting African-American schools and churches in Mecklenburg.[2]
In 1867, Watson was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. A Republican, he was the sole delegate elected from the central Piedmont convention district made up of his home Mecklenburg County.[3]
Following the Convention, Robinson was subsequently elected to the Virginia House of Delegates for the session 1869/70.[4]