Harvey M. Watterson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | James K. Polk |
| Succeeded by | Cave Johnson |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
| In office 1845–1847 | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1835 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harvey Magee Watterson November 23, 1811 Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1891 (aged 79) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Harvey Magee Watterson (November 23, 1811 – October 1, 1891) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. Watterson was what his only child Henry later described as an "undoubting Democrat of the schools of Jefferson and Jackson",[1] active in Tennessee politics at both the state and federal level.