Watson, Albert William, 1922-1994

Authoritative Name:
Watson, Albert William, 1922-1994
Biography:
"WATSON, Albert William, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Sumter, Sumter County, S.C., August 30, 1922; attended the public schools of Columbia, S.C.; attended North Greenville Junior College, Greenville, S.C.; graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, S.C., 1950; United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1946; lawyer, private practice; member of the South Carolina state general assembly, 1955-1958 and 1961-1962; national chairman, Voice of Democracy Program, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1957; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth and to the succeeding Congress (March 4, 1963-February 1, 1965); resigned on February 1, 1965, after being stripped of seniority by House Democratic Caucus because of his support of the Republican presidential candidate; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-ninth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation; reelected to the Ninetieth and to the succeeding Congress (June 15, 1965-January 3, 1971); not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of South Carolina in 1970; administrative law judge, Social Security Administration; died on September 25, 1994, in Columbia, S.C.; interment in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, S.C."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Watson, Albert William, 1922-1994
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

11 items in 6 collections (expand all)

July 3-6, 1968--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-07-03
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

November 2-8, 1968--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-11-02
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

November 3-7, 1966--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1966-11-03
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

October 27-31, 1966--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1966-10-27
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Watson comments on Lamar violence--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1970-03-06
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Modjeska Simkins Papers, General Papers, 1964-1966

Creator:
Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Modjeska Monteith Simkins Papers, 1909-1992
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Letter to Albert Watson

Creator:
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Date of Original:
1963-07-16
Collection:
Solomon Blatt: In His Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Statement Endorsing John C. West for Governor

Creator:
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Date of Original:
1970-10-13
Collection:
Solomon Blatt: In His Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Albert Watson campaigning for Nixon-Lodge

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Tutte, Vic
Date of Original:
1960-10-27
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library