Quintus et Ultimus Watson | |
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| Acting Governor of Texas | |
| In office January 9, 1915 | |
| Governor | Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | |
| In office October 21, 1914 – January 12, 1915 | |
| Nominated by | Claude Benton Hudspeth |
| Preceded by | Charles Walter Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Clinton West Nugent |
| In office March 13, 1909 – 1909 | |
| Nominated by | Charles Louis Brachfield |
| Preceded by | James M. Terrell |
| Succeeded by | Charles Louis Brachfield |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 8, 1907 – January 12, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Perry Storm |
| Succeeded by | Paul DeWitt Page |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1874 Burton, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1929 (aged 55) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Burial place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Burton, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | A&M College of Texas |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jesse Burton (m. 1897) |
Quintus et Ultimus Watson[1] (July 2, 1874 – November 14, 1929) also known as Q. U. Watson, was an American politician from Texas. He was a member of the Texas Senate from the 19th district. Watson served as the acting governor of Texas for one day; on January 9, 1915, when he was the president pro tempore of the Texas Senate, after lieutenant governor William Harding Mayes had resigned, and Governor Oscar Branch Colquitt was in Louisiana. He also was the acting lieutenant governor of Texas.
He was a member of the prominent Houston law firm of Garrison & Watson, which had an office in the State National Bank Building. Garrison & Watson were General Division Attorneys for the Southern Pacific Railroad and represented many of the largest corporations in Houston.
- ^ Singer, Jonathan W. (2002). Broken Trusts: The Texas Attorney General Versus the Oil Industry, 1889-1909. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. p. 96. ISBN 1-58544-160-0. LCCN 2001006059 – via Google Books.
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