| LC control no. | n 85300395 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3545.A876 |
| Personal name heading | Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922 |
| Variant(s) | Watson, Thomas Edward, 1856-1922 Watson, Tom, 1856-1922 Watson, Edward Thomas, 1856-1922 |
| Birth date | 1856-09-05 |
| Death date | 1922-09-22 |
| Place of birth | Columbia County (Ga.) |
| Field of activity | Law Political science |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators--United States |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. of Ga. Librs., Russell Libr., Athens for Harris, R.V. Papers, 1931-1983 (Tom Watson) LC man. cat. (Hdg.: Watson, Thomas Edward, 1856-1922; usage: Thomas E. Watson) WWWA, 1897-1942 (Watson, Thomas E.; b. 1856; d. 1922; U.S. senator from Ga. and populist) DAB (Watson, Thomas Edward, 1856-1922; originally named Edward Thomas Watson; also called Tom Watson; political leader and author, of Ga.) The African, 1970-1979: cover (Thomas E. Watson) cover verso, etc. (Thomas Edward Watson, born in Columbia, Ga. on Sept. 5, 1856. He became a lawyer after graduating from Macon Georgia's Mercer University. He was elected a member of the Georgia legislature in 1882. Running on the "Farmers Alliance Democratic Party" ticket he became a U.S. Congressman in 1890. Watson was the Populist Party candidate for Vice President in 1895 and their candidate for President in 1904 and 1908. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920 where he served until his death on Sept. 26, 1922.) |
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