Thomas H. Watts

Thomas H. Watts
18th Governor of Alabama
In office
December 1, 1863 – May 1, 1865
Preceded byJohn Shorter
Succeeded byLewis Parsons
3rd Confederate States Attorney General
In office
March 18, 1862 – October 1, 1863
PresidentJefferson Davis
Preceded byThomas Bragg
Succeeded byWade Keyes (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Thomas Hill Watts

(1819-01-03)January 3, 1819
Pine Flat, Butler County, Alabama, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 16, 1892(1892-09-16) (aged 73)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyWhig[2]
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Engraved portrait of Thomas H. Watts

Thomas Hill Watts Sr. (January 3, 1819 – September 16, 1892) was the 18th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1863 to 1865, during the Civil War.

  1. ^ John Buckner Little (1885). History of Butler County, Alabama, 1815 to 1885. J. G. Little, Jr.
  2. ^ "Thomas Hill Watts". National Governors Association. January 17, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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