Thomas Hill Watts (1819-1892) - Find a Grave Memorial

Alabama Governor. He attended Airy Mount Academy, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1840, studied law, was admitted the bar in 1841 and began practicing law in Greenville, Alabama. Entering politics, he served in Alabama House of Representatives, (1842-61) and was a member of the Alabama Senate, (1853-56). At the onset of the Civil War, he was a member of the Alabama Secession Convention in 1861, organized the 17th Alabama Infantry, Confederate Army and became Attorney General of the Confederate Government, (1862-63). In 1863, he was elected as a Wing the 18th Governor of Alabama, serving until 1865. Due to the Civil War, his state faced an increasing number of sacrifices but he still supported the Confederate cause. He did not run for reelection and was arrested in Union Springs, Alabama, on May 1, 1865. After being released, he resumed his law practice in Montgomery, served in Alabama House of Representatives, (1880-81) and was president of the Alabama Bar Association, (1889-90).

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith