- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Postcard of Thomas Edward Watson speaking to crowd, Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, 1921]
- Date of Original:
- 1921
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--Thomson
Special events--Georgia--Thomson
Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McDuffie County, Thomson, 33.47069, -82.50457
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Thomson, 1921. Thomas Edward Watson speaks to the crowd gathered by the depot before departing to Washington, D.C. Watson had been elected to the U.S. Senate and was on his way there for the session that began March 4, 1921. Watson was born in Columbia County, Georgia, near Thomson September 5, 1856. He attended Mercer University, taught school, and had a law practice. He served in the House of Representatives of the Georgia General Assembly and in both the House and Senate of the U.S. Congress. Watson published magazines and newspapers which promoted his Populist views. He died September 26, 1922 and is buried in Thomson Cemetery.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_mcd101
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:mcd101
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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