Claude A. Watson

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Claude A. Watson
Personal details
Born(1885-06-26)June 26, 1885
Manton, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 1978(1978-01-03) (aged 92)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyProhibition
SpouseMaude L. Hagar
Children3
Parents
  • Joseph A. Watson (father)
  • Emma Jane Dove (mother)
EducationAlma College
Greenville University

Claude A. Watson (June 26, 1885 – January 3, 1978) was an American politician, lawyer, businessman, and minister from Hermon, who was nationally active in the temperance movement and the Prohibition Party. He is currently the most recent presidential nominee of the Prohibition party to have received over 100,000 votes.

A certified pilot, Watson was the first American presidential candidate in history to fly his own airplane and flew over 16,000 miles campaigning.

Life

On June 26, 1885, Claude A. Watson was born near Manton, Michigan to Reverend Joseph A. Watson and Emma Jane Dove.[1] On December 27, 1911, he married Maude L. Hagar and would later have three children with her.[2]

In 1928, he was admitted to the legal bar in California, with a license to practice before the Federal and US Supreme courts after moving there and established a law practice.

Free Methodist pastor and conference superintendent. Watson ran for attorney general of California in 1938, 1942, and 1950 and ran for Los Angeles District Attorney in 1952.[6]

On January 3, 1978, he died in Los Angeles at age 92.

See also

  • Temperance organizations

References

  1. Newspapers.com
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  2. ^ "Claude A. Watson: Prohibition Party Candidate".
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  4. ^ "Claude Watson Bio". Convention Souvenir Booklet. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
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  6. ^ "Watson, Claude A."