Harvey Magee Watterson
| Harvey Magee Watterson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | James K. Polk |
| Succeeded by | Cave Johnson |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
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In office 1845–1847 |
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| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
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In office 1835 |
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| Personal details | |
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November 23, 1811 Bedford County, Tennessee |
| Died | October 1, 1891 (aged 79) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | politician |
Harvey Magee Watterson (November 23, 1811 – October 1, 1891) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. Watterson was what his only child Henry later described as an "undoubting Democrat of the schools of Jefferson and Jackson", active in Tennessee politics at both the state and federal level.
Watterson was born in Bedford County, Tennessee. He pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in nearby Shelbyville.
Watterson established and edited a newspaper in Shelbyville in 1831. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1835.
Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses, representing Tennessee's ninth district in the U.S. House of Representatives, Watterson served from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1843. His son Henry described those years in his autobiography:
Watterson was sent by President John Tyler on a diplomatic mission to Buenos Aires, where he remained for two years. From 1845 to 1847, he was a member of the Tennessee Senate and served as speaker.
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