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William W. Watson Sr. was an American politician. He was a Republican Party political leader in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

In 1881 he served in the North Carolina House of Representatives along with fellow Edgecombe County representative Clinton Wesley Battle who was also African American.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
• List of first African-American U.S. state legislators

References

1. Anderson, Eric (December 1, 1980). Race and Politics in North Carolina, 1872–1901: The Black Second. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807107843 – via Google Books.
2. Turner, Joseph Kelly; Bridgers, John Luther (December 10, 1920). "History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina". Edwards & Broughton printing Company – via Google Books.

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