P. H. Watson (Washington, D. C., patent agent and assistant to the secretary of war)
b. 1820?
Washington, D. C., patent agent and assistant to the secretary of war. Native of England. Married to Rose R. Watson. Father to Charles Watson, Edward Watson, Ellen Watson, Leonard Watson. Patent agent in Washington, D. C. in 1860. Employed Alice Williams, William H. Thomas, Pauline Gunnell, Mary A. Butler in Washington, D. C. 1860. Assistant to the secretary of war in 1862.
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Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, District of Columbia, Washington, p. 58.
Citation
Watson, P. H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215043 (November 12, 2026).
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