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Albert William Watson (August 30, 1922 – September 25, 1994) was an American politician, a Democrat-turned-Republican state and U.S. representative from South Carolina. He is best known for his losing 1970 campaign for governor of South Carolina, which has been described as the last high-profile, openly segregationist campaign in American ...
August 30, 1922–September 25, 1994. Legislator, congressman. Watson was born in Sumter on August 30, 1922, the son of Claude A. Watson and Eva Clark. He attended public schools in Columbia, North Greenville Junior College, and the University of South Carolina.
Sep 27, 1994 · Former Representative Albert W. Watson, whose anti-integration speech in 1970 was blamed for a mob attack on black schoolchildren, died on Sunday. He was 72 and lived in Columbia. The family...
Albert William Watson (August 30, 1922 – September 25, 1994) was an American politician, a Democrat-turned-Republican state and U.S. representative from South Carolina. He is best known for his losing 1970 campaign for governor of South Carolina, which has been described as the last high-profile, openly segregationist campaign in American ...
Aug 2, 2012 · In his interview, he reflected on the bitter 1970 campaign to succeed him – Lt. Gov. John West versus Republican congressman Albert Watson. Watson was a popular candidate and pundits thought he could easily lead the Republican Party to its first statewide victory since Reconstruction.
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.
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 ...