jan 15, 1856 - Tom Watson was born (1856)

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Tom was born in Georgia, 1856. He was an early champion of poor farmers in the shambles after the Civil War, Thomas Watson was the voice of the Populist Party. He passed the rural free delivery act which delivered mail directly to farm families. He also helped end the convict lease system. In his later years, however, he was known as a divisive and racist politician. Tom is connected to Henry Grady because during his early years he opposed him.