William Wirt Watkins
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William Wirt Watkins was a prominent Arkansas
politician. He was born in Jefferson County
, Tennessee
and later moved to Arkansas, where he served in the State Senate 1856 to 1860, 1866 and 1878. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
from 1861 to 1862.
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Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
politician. He was born in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Tennessee
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, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and later moved to Arkansas, where he served in the State Senate 1856 to 1860, 1866 and 1878. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
Provisional Confederate Congress
The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
from 1861 to 1862.
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