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|birth_place=St. Joseph, Parish<br>[[Louisiana]]

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|death_date=February 28, 2018 (aged 86)

|death_date=February 28, 2018 (aged 86)

|death_place=St. Joseph, Louisiana

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|religion=[[Episcopalian]]

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'''Phillip Brooks Watson, Jr.''', known as '''Phil Watson''' (May 5, 1931 &ndash; February 2018), was an [[attorney]] and prominent civic figure in his native St. Joseph in rural Tensas Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]].

'''Phillip Brooks Watson, Jr.''', known as '''Phil Watson''' (May 5, 1931 &ndash; February 2018), was an [[attorney]] and prominent civic figure in his native St. Joseph in rural Tensas Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]].

Watson graduated from the then segregated Joseph Moore Davidson High School (now Tensas High School) in St. Joseph. He graduated from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] in three years and then at the age of twenty-two received his law degree from the same institution. He was listed in ''Who's Who in America'' and served on the ''Tulane Law Review'' staff. He was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Omicron Kappa honorary society. For two years, he was in the [[United States Navy]], after which he returned to join his father Phillip Brook, Sr., in the practice of law.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=phillip-brooks-watson&pid=188333886|title=Phillip Brooks Watson, Jr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=March 2, 2018}}</ref>

Watson graduated from the then segregated Joseph Moore Davidson High School (since Tensas High School) in St. Joseph. He completed his undergraduate studies at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] in three years and then at the age of twenty-two received his law degree from that same institution. He was listed in ''Who's Who in America'' and served on the staff of ''The Tulane Law Review''. He was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Omicron Kappa honorary society. For two years, he was in the [[United States Navy]], after which he returned to join his father Phillip Brook, Sr., in the practice of law.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=phillip-brooks-watson&pid=188333886|title=Phillip Brooks Watson, Jr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=March 2, 2018}}</ref>

He was a member of the Tensas Parish Library Board and worked to establish the Plantation Museum on the second story above the library building on Plank Road. For forty-six years, he was a board member and counsel of Cross Keys Bank. For thirty-seven years, he was a trustee of Vicksburg in Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]]. A scholarship in his named is offered in the nursing department of Hinds University. He was a director of the Panola Company and for forty-six years a board member of the Newellton Gin, IncHe was a Paul P. Harris Fellow in Rotary International. During his career in St. Joseph, he was president of the board of directors of the private Tensas Academy, established in 1970 with the advent of desegregation of public schools. He was a member, secretary, and senior warden of the Christ Episcopal Church in St. Joseph.<ref name=obit/>

He was a member of the Tensas Parish Library Board and worked to establish the Plantation Museum on the second story above the library building on Plank Road. For forty-six years, he was a board member and counsel of Cross Keys Bank. For thirty-seven years, he was a trustee of Vicksburg in Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]]. A scholarship in his named is offered in the nursing department of Hinds University. He was a director of the Panola Company and for forty-six years a board member of the Newellton Gin, IncHe was a Paul P. Harris Fellow in Rotary International. During his career in St. Joseph, he was president of the board of directors of the private Tensas Academy, established in 1970 with the advent of desegregation of public schools. He was a member, secretary, and senior warden of the Christ Episcopal Church in St. Joseph.<ref name=obit/>

Watson died early in 2018 at the age of eighty-six. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip Brooks Watson, Sr., and the former Roslyn Newell, and his aunt, Lucille Watson. Survivors include his wife, the former Allein Harkey; three children, Benjamin Maddox Watson and wife Linda of St. Joseph, William Brooks Watson, Sr., and wife Karen of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana, and Scott Harkey Watson and wife, Mary Lynn, of Tallulah in Madison to the north of Tensas Parish. His surviving brother is St. Joseph banker William Wade Watson.<ref name=obit/>

Watson died early in 2018 at the age of eighty-six. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip Watson, Sr., and the former Roslyn Newell, and his aunt, Lucille Watson. Survivors include his wife, the former Allein Harkey; three children, Benjamin Maddox Watson and wife Linda of St. Joseph, William Brooks Watson, Sr., and wife Karen of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana, and Scott Harkey Watson and wife, Mary Lynn, of Tallulah in Madison to the north of Tensas Parish. He had seven grandchildren. His surviving brother is St. Joseph banker William Wade Watson.<ref name=obit/>

Memorial services were held at Christ Episcopal Church on March 3, with Father Gregg Riley officiating.<ref name=obit/>

Memorial services were held at Christ Episcopal Church on March 3, with Father Gregg Riley officiating.<ref name=obit/>