John Sebrie Watts

John Sebrie Watts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico Territory's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1861  March 3, 1863
Preceded by Miguel Otero
Succeeded by Francisco Perea
Associate Justice of the U.S. Court of the Territory of New Mexico
In office
1851–1854
Indiana House of Representatives
In office
1846–1847
Personal details
Born January 19, 1816
Boone County, Kentucky
Died June 11, 1876(1876-06-11) (aged 60)
Bloomington, Indiana
Political party Republican
Alma mater Indiana University
Occupation lawyer

John Sebrie Watts (January 19, 1816 – June 11, 1876) was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico.

Born in Boone County, Kentucky, Watts moved to Indiana, where he completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington, whereafter he studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1846 and 1847. He served as associate justice of the United States court in the Territory of New Mexico from 1851 to 1854, when he resigned, after which he resumed the practice of law.

Watts was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863). He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864, and took an active part in equipping troops for the Union Army during the Civil War. He was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of New Mexico July 11, 1868, by President Andrew Johnson, and served in that capacity one year. He resumed the practice of law in Santa Fe. He returned to Bloomington, Indiana, where he died June 11, 1876, and was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Miguel A. Otero
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico

1861-1863
Succeeded by
Francisco Perea

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