Lewis F. Watson

Lewis Findlay Watson (April 14, 1819 – August 25, 1890) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Lewis Findlay Watson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 27th district
In office March 4, 1889 – August 25, 1890
Preceded by	William Lawrence Scott
Succeeded by	Charles Warren Stone
In office March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883
Preceded by	James H. Osmer
Succeeded by	Samuel Myron Brainerd
In office March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879
Preceded by	Albert Gallatin Egbert
Succeeded by	James H. Osmer
Personal details
Born	(1819-04-14)April 14, 1819 Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Died	August 25, 1890(1890-08-25) (aged 71) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic

Biography

Lewis Findlay Watson was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1832. He moved to Warren, Pennsylvania in 1835 and continued his former pursuits until 1837. He served as clerk in the office of the recorder in 1838. He studied law at the Warren Academy from 1839 to 1840. He resumed his former mercantile pursuits until 1860. He was engaged as an operator in lumber and in the production of petroleum from 1860 to 1875. He organized and was the first president of the Conewango Valley Railroad Co. in 1861. He was elected president of the Warren Savings Bank at its organization in 1870.

Watson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress. He was again elected to the Forty-seventh Congress. Finally, he was elected to the Fifty-first Congress and served until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1890. Interment in Oakland Cemetery in Warren, Pennsylvania.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

Sources

• United States Congress. "Lewis F. Watson (id: W000204)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard