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'''Eugene B. Watson, Sr.''' (November 7, 1873 – December 10, 1938), was a timber baron and politician from St. Helena Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]].

'''Eugene B. Watson, Sr.''' (November 7, 1873 – December 10, 1938), was a timber baron and politician from St. Helena Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]].

Watson served as [[sheriff]] of St. Helena Parish from 1900 to 1908, when he became the District 10 state senator<ref name=dlb/> for St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes, a post he held for one term until 1912.<ref name=statesenate>{{cite web|url= 

Watson served as [[sheriff]] of St. Helena Parish from 1900 to 1908, when he became the District 10 state senator<ref name=dlb/> for St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes, a post he held for one term until 1912.<ref name=statesenate>{{cite web|url=

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2004|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}</ref> Under [[Governor]]s Jared Young Sanders, Sr., [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], and Oscar Kelly Long, Watson held these positions: warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary  at Angola in West Feliciana Parish, livestock commissioner, and insurance commissioner, respectively.<ref name=dlb/>

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2004|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}</ref> Under [[Governor]]s Jared Young Sanders, Sr., [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], and Oscar Kelly Long, Watson held these positions: warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary  at Angola in West Feliciana Parish, livestock commissioner, and insurance commissioner, respectively.<ref name=dlb/>

He was the president of Watson Sand and Gravel Company and the co-manager of Hyde and Watson Lumber Company, both in Fluker in neighboring Tangipahoa Parish. In 1902, Watson wed the former Mary Cornelia “Mamie” Hyde; the couple had a son, Eugene, Jr.,<ref name=dlb/>>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/ |Watson, Eugene B., Sr.|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=January 19, 2018}}</ref> who held the District 10 state senate seat from 1944 to 1948, thirty-two years after his father vacated the position.<ref name=statesenate/>  Watson was struck by a [[locomotive]] and killed in Fluker at the age of sixty-five.<ref name=dlb/>

He was the president of Watson Sand and Gravel Company and the co-manager of Hyde and Watson Lumber Company, both in Fluker in neighboring Tangipahoa Parish. In 1902, Watson wed the former Mary Cornelia “Mamie” Hyde; the couple had a son, Eugene, Jr.,<ref name=dlb>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/ |Watson, Eugene B., Sr.|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=January 19, 2018}}</ref> who held the District 10 state senate seat from 1944 to 1948, thirty-two years after his father vacated the position.<ref name=statesenate/>  Watson was struck by a [[locomotive]] and killed in Fluker at the age of sixty-five.<ref name=dlb/>

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