William W. Watson Sr. was an American politician. He was a Republican Party political leader in
Edgecombe County
Edgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900. Its county seat is Tarboro.
Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area ...
, North Carolina. He served in the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
.
In 1881 he served in the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
along with fellow Edgecombe County representative
Clinton Wesley Battle who was also African American.
See also
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African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
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List of first African-American U.S. state legislators
References
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
19th-century American legislators
People from Edgecombe County, North Carolina
African-American state legislators in North Carolina
19th-century African-American politicians
Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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