List of United States Political Families (W) - The Wattersons

The Wattersons

• Harvey Magee Watterson (1811–1891), Tennessee State Representative 1835, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1839-1843, Tennessee State Senator 1845-1847, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Father of Henry Watterson.
  • Henry Watterson (1840–1921), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1876, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1876-1877. Son of Harvey McGee Watterson.

NOTE: Henry Watterson was also nephew of U.S. Senator Stanley Matthews.