Legh R. Watts

{{short description|American lawyer (1843–1919)}}

{{infobox person

|name=Legh R. Watts

|image=Legh R Watts.jpg

|caption= Portrait of Watts, {{circa|1910s}}

|birth_name=Legh Richmond Watts

|birth_date={{birth date|1843|12|12}}

|birth_place=Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1919|12|30|1843|12|12}}

|death_place=Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.

|occupation=Lawyer

|party=Democratic

|spouse={{marriage|Mattie Peters|November 26, 1868}}

|children=6

|education=University of Virginia (LLB)

|signature=Legh R. Watts signature.svg

}}

Legh Richmond Watts (December 12, 1843 – December 30, 1919) was an American lawyer.{{cite book|title=Virginia: Rebirth of the Old Dominion|volume=5|date=1929|pages=2–4|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|url=https://archive.org/details/virginiarebirtho05bruc/|accessdate=October 17, 2022|via=Internet Archive}} A veteran of the American Civil War, he served as president of the Portsmouth, Virginia city council, as president of the Virginia State Bar Association from 1914 to 1915, and as a member of the board of visitors of the University of Virginia.{{cite book|title=History of Norfolk County, Virginia and Representative Citizens|volume=2|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|date=1902|pages=527–530|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofnorfolk02stew/|accessdate=October 17, 2022|via=Internet Archive}}