Cooper Kinderdine Watson (June 18, 1810 – May 20, 1880, age 69) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

. Born in

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked ...

, Watson pursued preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delaware, Ohio. He moved to

Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, Marion County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 35,999 at the 2020 United S ...

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for prosecuting attorney of Marion County in 1839. He moved to Tiffin, Ohio, and practiced law for twenty years or more. Watson was elected as a Republican and Oppositionist to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He moved to

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( wes ...

. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1871. He was appointed judge of the court of common pleas in 1876 and served until his death in

, May 20, 1880. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio. In 1830 Watson married Caroline S. Durkee, who survived him with four children.

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