Terms of Service

• House, 24th ^{(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)} Legislature
  1/8/1895 - 10/7/1895
  Populist
  

(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Committee report on disappearance of T.R. Watkins concluded "Watkins voluntarily left the city of Austin on the night of 4/23/1895. . .and that his district is now without representation in this House. . .", 10/5/1895 and 10/7/1895, pp. 38, 54. House Journal .
(3) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(4) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(5) J.M. McWilliams and T.R. Watkins of Henderson and Navarro counties listed as a populists. "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. T.R. Watkins, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Thomas R. "Tom" Watkins of Corsicana, Navarro County, pp. 210-211, 289, 296, 313, 313-315. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism 2020.

Committee Information

• 24th R.S. - 1895
• Insurance, Statistics, and History  
• Judiciary No. 2