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De Vere Watson | |
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| Member of theIowa Senate from the19th district | |
| In office January 13, 1941 – January 13, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Morris Moore |
| Succeeded by | Jim O. Henry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-04-01)April 1, 1893 nearSearsboro, Iowa |
| Died | November 14, 1982(1982-11-14) (aged 89) |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | lawyer |
De Vere Watson (April 1, 1893 – November 14, 1982) was an American politician and lawyer.
De Vere Watson was born nearSearsboro, Iowa, on April 1, 1893, to parents George M. and Clara Alice Watson. After graduating fromMarshalltown High School in 1911, Watson pursued his law degree at theUniversity of Iowa College of Law. Upon completing his legal education in 1915, Watson married Freole Placek. The couple moved toCouncil Bluffs that year, where Watson was a lawyer until his retirement in 1972. Before Placek's death in 1959, she and Watson had seven children.[1]
Watson's legal career included stints as city attorney forCarter Lake and special city attorney for Council Bluffs, as well as for several drainage districts in western Iowa. Watson served as chair of theRepublican Party inPottawattamie County for several terms before winning his first election to theIowa Senate in 1940. He held theDistrict 19 seat for four terms from January 13, 1941, to January 13, 1957, and served as president pro tempore of the senate during the 56thIowa General Assembly.[1]
Watson died at the Missouri Valley Hospital inMissouri Valley, Iowa, on November 14, 1982, survived by his second wife Bessie and six of his children.[1]