About William Wirt Watkins
Lived 1826 – 1898 (aged 71). William Wirt Watkins was an American politician.
William Wirt Watkins (April 1, 1826 – January 15, 1898) was an American politician. He was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, and later moved to Arkansas, where he served in the state senate 1856 to 1860, 1866, and 1878. He was a delegate to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.
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Who was William Wirt Watkins?
American politician (1826–1898)
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William Wirt Watkins was born on 1 April 1826 in Jefferson County.
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William Wirt Watkins died on 15 January 1898 in Harrison.
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William Wirt Watkins was a politician.
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William Wirt Watkins was American.
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