predecessor successor death_date birth_place office termstart termend birth_date spouse article_title name alma_mater
eugene -rrb- b. gary none -lrb- seat created in 1912 eugene satterwhite blease jesse carter october 13 , 1930 laurens , south carolina chief carolina justice of south carolina associate justice of south january 12 , 1927 january 10 , 1912 october 13 , 1930 january 12 , 1927 march 15 , 1853 aileen 13 , 1895 -rrb- ; littie mciver -lrb- m. april cash 16 , 1896 -rrb- -lrb- november 3 , 1881 - january richard c. watts
 richard cannon watts university of virginia
richard c. watts

richard cannon watts was an associate justice on the south carolina supreme court .
he was born on march 15 , 1853 .
following an amendment to the south carolina constitution , a fourth seat on the south carolina supreme court was added , and richard watts was elected by the south carolina general assembly to the position on january 10 , 1912 .
justice watts was the first person appointed to the newly created fifth seat on the state supreme court .
he had previously been serving as a state trial judge .
he was married to littie mciver , a daughter of south carolina supreme court chief justice henry mciver .
watts died on october 13 , 1930 , and is buried at the laurens city cemetery .
