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Watson, Thomas E. 1856-

Lawyer; born in Columbia county, Ga., Sept. 5, 1856; admitted to the bar in 1875 and practised in Thomson, Ga.; member of the Georgia legislature in 1882-83; and of Congress (as a Populist) in 1891-93. During the latter period he had a bill passed granting the first appropriation for the free delivery of mail in rural districts. In 1896 he was nominated for Vice-President of the United States by the Populist convention in St. Louis. He is the author of The story of France, and the Life of Thomas Jefferson.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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