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John Watson Full Name: John Watson Date of birth: October 1, 1844 Date of death: February 15, 1930 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 8 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th (1) (2)   Democrat Robinsville / Red River   Red River, Titus (1) Home post office - Robinsville; home county - Red River. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874. (2) Robbinsville was 2½ miles south of Bagwell in western Red River County. It was settled in the 1840s and named for John Robbins. A post office was granted in 1856 but was moved in 1876 to Bagwell. By 1931 the settlement had disappeared. Handbook of Texas Online.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches WATSON, JOHN (1844-1930). Handbook of Texas Online. Other Resources John Watson, birth date 10/1/1844, death date 2/15/1930. Charles Patterson Byrd family tree, Ancestry.com. John Watson (1844-1930), headstone photos, inscription: Grand Master of Masons in Texas 12-11-1891 to 12-8-1892, burial in Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County. Find a Grave. Obituary, "Pioneer Texas Mason Dies at Waco, Age 88," 2/16/1930, p. 1. Former state legislator, served in 1874-1875. Wichita Daily Times. Photographs Photograph. John Watson, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 14th R.S. - 1874 Commerce and Manufactures   Federal Relations   Public Buildings

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