Albert William Watson (August 30, 1922 - September 25, 1994) was a South Carolina politician. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ...

Watson was born in Sumter, South Carolina and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He graduated from the University of South Carolina law school in 1950. Watson was elected to the South Carolina state general assembly in 1954, representing Richland County. He served from 1955 to 1958 and from 1961 to 1962. Sumter is a city located in Sumter County, South Carolina. ... 1. ... The University of South Carolina (also known as USC, South Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richland County (IPA: ) is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Watson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1962 as a Democrat from South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, defeating Floyd Spence, a fellow state representative who had turned Republican a few months earlier, by only five percentage points. The district, based in the state capital of Columbia, had been under growing Republican influence for some time. An open and unashamed racist and segregationist, Watson supported Barry Goldwater's campaign for President in 1964 and led South Carolina's "Democrats for Goldwater" organization. Partly because of his support for Goldwater, he was reelected without opposition as Goldwater swept the state. However, the Democratic caucus stripped him of his seniority. He resigned on February 1, 1965 and ran as a Republican in a June 15 special election to fill his vacant seat. He won with 69% of the vote, becoming the first Republican to represent South Carolina in Congress since Reconstruction. He was comfortably eelected in 1966 and 1968. Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Floyd Davidson Spence (April 9, 1928-August 16, 2001) was a Republican politician from South Carolina. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... An African-American drinks out of a water cooler designated for use by colored patrons in 1939 at a streetcar terminal in Oklahoma City. ... Racial segregation is a kind of formalized or institutionalized discrimination on the basis of race, characterized by the races separation from each other. ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

In 1970, Watson ran for Governor of South Carolina. However, by this time southern politicians were starting to deemphasize even veiled appeals to race. Watson's open racism cost him the support of many Republicans, despite the strong support of his mentor and fellow party-switcher, Senator Strom Thurmond. He lost the election by over 29,000 votes to John C. West. Historians consider Watson's gubernatorial campaign to be the last openly racist campaign in South Carolina, and one of the last in the South. Ironically, Spence, whom Watson defeated in 1962, succeeded Watson in his House seat. Spence went on to hold the seat for 30 years. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A list of South Carolina Governors. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to April 1956 and November 1956 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to 2003 as a Republican. ... John C. West (August 27, 1922-March 21, 2004), U.S. Democratic Party politician, He served as Governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975. ...

Watson retired from public life and practiced law in Columbia until his death.