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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeHarvey Magee WATTERSON
(1811-1891)
WATTERSON, Harvey Magee,
(father of Henry Watterson), a Representative from Tennessee; born
at “Beechgrove,” the family homestead, in Bedford
County, Tenn., November 23, 1811; pursued classical studies;
studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn.; established and edited a paper
in Shelbyville, Tenn., in 1831; member of the State house of
representatives in 1835; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth
and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843);
declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1842 to the
Twenty-eighth Congress; sent by President Tyler on a diplomatic
mission to Buenos Aires, where he remained for a year; member of
the State senate 1845-1847, and served as speaker; editor and
proprietor of the Nashville Union 1847-1851 and editor of the
Washington Union in 1851; delegate to the Democratic National
Convention at Baltimore in 1860, and was a presidential elector on
the Douglas ticket the same year; appointed by President Johnson as
one of a commission to investigate conditions in the States
“lately in rebellion”; practiced law in Washington,
D.C., for fourteen years; moved to Louisville, Ky.; member of the
editorial staff of the Louisville Courier-Journal; died in
Louisville, Ky., October 1, 1891; interment in Cave Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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