Young Leonard Watson Sr. (November 7, 1871 - July 7, 1930)[1] was a lawyer and state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida Senate.[2] A Democrat he represented the 6th District in 1913 and 1915.[3]
He was born on a farm in Lexington, Georgia, the youngest of 12 children. Andrew Jackson Watson was his father.[2] He graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. and with a law degree from Mercer University. He partnered with William Wallace Wright.[4]
He married Minnie L. McDaniel (February 14, 1868 - August 14, 1941) and they had three children.[2]
References
edit- ^ Descendants of John Watson I, 1752-1823 - Google Books. 1916-07-02. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b c Cutler, Harry Gardner (1923). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. Lewis publishing Company. p. 211.
- ^ https://www.floridamemory.com/fmp/territorial-legislative/PeopleOfLawmaking.pdf
- ^ Fifield, James Clark (1918). "The American Bar - Google Books". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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