Legislator Details

Image of J.[ames] Clyde Watt
Image Description:
J. Clyde Watt portrait from Nimmo p.122

J.[ames] Clyde Watt
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 29

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 10/4/1875
City: Saranac, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 7/1/1937
City: Ionia, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 7/4/1937
City: Saranac, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Saranac Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Pearl Flint, dau. of william H. and Cecelia (England) Flint., 3/1/1905, in Clarksville, Ionia Co., MI; children: 1, Flint Clyde

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended high school in Saranac; graduated from University of Michigan law dept., 1896

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Samuel Alexander and Alice A. (Cotton) Watt. He began the practice of law at Saranac in 1897. He served as prosecuting attorney; circuit court commissioner 2 terms; and president of the school board.

Notable Facts:
Lost an arm in a hunting accident in 1894

Sessions Served:

Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1907-1908
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Judiciary , Revision of the Constitution, Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Saranac
County of Residence Ionia
District: Ionia
District Description: Ionia County

Date Elected: 11/6/1906
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1907
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Forty-Third Legislature, 1905-1906
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Game Laws , Judiciary , Northern Asylum for the Insane
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Saranac
County of Residence Ionia
District: Ionia
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1904
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1905
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

Nimmo p. 122, includes portrait; Manual 1905 p.773; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portraits; USCen 1910, 1920; Michiganology
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