James Watson (New York)

James Watson ( born April 6, 1750 in Woodbury, Connecticut, † May 15, 1806 in New York City ) was an American politician ( Federalist Party), who represented the State of New York in the U.S. Senate.

After his education, James Watson attended Yale College, where he graduated in 1776. Then he stood for a year in military service before he studied law, was admitted to the bar and began to practice as a lawyer. 1780 appointed him to the state Legislature to supply officer of the Connecticut Line, a subgrouping of the Continental Army. After moving to New York in 1786 Watson where he worked in the commercial sector.

In his new home he worked then and politically. In 1791 he became a deputy of the New York State Assembly for the first time; 1794-1796 it belonged to the House of Representatives of the State then again, where he served in 1794 as its Speaker. A term in the Senate from New York joined from 1796 until 1798. From 1795 to 1806 Watson sat in the governing body ( Board of Regents ) New York University.

Following the resignation of U.S. Senator John Sloss Hobart James Watson was elected as his successor in Congress, where he remained from August 17, 1798 to March 19 in 1800. Then he stepped back also to follow the vocation to the naval officer by U.S. President John Adams. In 1801 he competed then in vain for the post of vice- governor of New York. Other political offices no longer held Watson. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and co-founder, and from 1805 until his death the following year, the first president of the New England Society of New York.