United States, Georgia, McDuffie County, Thomson, 33.47069, -82.504571921Thomson, 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.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950Georgia--Politics and government--ThomsonSpecial events--Georgia--ThomsonWatson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922[Postcard of Thomas Edward Watson speaking to crowd, Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, 1921]StillImage