WATKINS, Albert Galiton, (1818 - 1895)  WATKINS, Albert Galiton,
a Representative from Tennessee; born near Jefferson City,
Jefferson County, Tenn., May 5, 1818; was graduated from Holston
College, Tennessee; studied law; was admitted to the bar and
began practice at Panther Springs, Tenn., in 1839; member of the
State house of representatives in 1845; elected as a Whig to the
Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March
3, 1853); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the
Thirty-third Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-
fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3,
1859); was not a candidate for renomination in 1858; engaged in
the ministry; died in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tenn.,
November 9, 1895; interment in Westview Cemetery, Jefferson
City, Tenn.