William Wirt Watkins

William Wirt Watkins
Delegate from Arkansas
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1826-04-01)April 1, 1826
Jefferson County, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 15, 1898(1898-01-15) (aged 71)
Harrison, Arkansas
Resting placeCarrollton Cemetery,
Carrollton, Arkansas
36°15′53.2″N 93°19′19.6″W / 36.264778°N 93.322111°W / 36.264778; -93.322111
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary W. Crump
(m. 1852⁠–⁠1866)

William Wirt Watkins (April 1, 1826 – January 15, 1898) was an American 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 was a delegate to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.[1]

  1. ^ "All Over the State". The Arkansas Democrat. Vol. 27, no. 95. Little Rock. January 19, 1898. p. 5.