Louis Arthur Watres
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Louis Arthur Watres （April 21, 1851 – June 28, 1937） was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1883 to 1890 and as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1895.
Watres was born on April 21, 1851, in Jessup, Pennsylvania （known as the borough of Winton at the time） to Lewis S. Watres, a pioneer developer of the Lackawanna Valley.
He later moved with his family to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
In 1877, he joined the Pennsylvania National Guard as a private.
He served as captain of Company A of the 13th Regiment, Colonel of the 11th Regiment, judge advocate of the Division Staff, general inspector of rifle
practice on the staff of Governor James A. Beaver and as commander of the 13th Regiment after the unit returned from duty in the Spanish-American War.
He became the first president of the Pennsylvania National Guard and served in that capacity for two years.
He was a member of the Armory Board of Pennsylvania and a key sponsor for the construction of the 109th Regiment Armory in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
He studied law and was admitted to the Lackawanna County bar in 1878.
Watres served as the solicitor for Lackawanna County government from 1881 to 1890.
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1883 to 1890.
He was a member of the Judiciary General and Appropriations committees.
He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1891 to 1895.
He was a successful businessman and worked as president of the Scranton Passenger Railway Company, the County Savings Bank, the Title Guaran...