Albert Galiton Watkins

Albert Galiton Watkins (May 5, 1818 – November 9, 1895) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Albert Galiton Watkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	William M. Cocke
Succeeded by	William Montgomery Churchwell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Nathaniel Green Taylor
Succeeded by	Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1845
Personal details
Born	(1818-05-05)May 5, 1818 Jefferson County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1895(1895-11-09) (aged 77) Mooresburg, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Whig Democratic Party
Alma mater	Holston College, Tennessee
Profession	minister lawyer

Grave marker in Westview Cemetery

Biography

Watkins was born near Jefferson City, Tennessee, on May 5, 1818. He graduated from Holston College in Tennessee and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began private practice at Panther Springs, Tennessee, in 1839.^[1] Watkins was a slaveholder.^[2]

Career

In 1845, Watkins was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses representing Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. He served from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.

After the districts had been reapportioned, he was elected to represent Tennessee's 1st congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party in both the Thirty-fourth and the Thirty-fifth Congresses. During that time, he served from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1859.^[3] He was not a candidate for re-election in 1858.

Death

Watkins engaged in the ministry and died in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, on November 9, 1895. He was interred in Westview Cemetery in Jefferson City, Tennessee.^[4]