Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . atson (4), was born in Spencer, May 4,1814. He obtained his education in the commonschools, and while living with his father helped onthe farm and learned the carpenters trade, at whichhe worked in Snencer for a short time. In i8j2he removed to Leicester and in company with hisbrother-in-law. Horace Waite, under the firm nameof Waite & Watson, began the manufacture of handcars and stripping cards. In 1845 Mr. Watson pur-chased his parners
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . atson (4), was born in Spencer, May 4,1814. He obtained his education in the commonschools, and while living with his father helped onthe farm and learned the carpenters trade, at whichhe worked in Snencer for a short time. In i8j2he removed to Leicester and in company with hisbrother-in-law. Horace Waite, under the firm nameof Waite & Watson, began the manufacture of handcars and stripping cards. In 1845 Mr. Watson pur-chased his parners interests and continued alone, ad-ding to the business the manufacture of wire business constantly grew and he had to increasehis facilities from time to time. The business wasincorporated in i8qo with Mr. Watson as president,a position he continued to fill imtil his death. Hisson, Edwin L. Watson, was associated with himin the business as secretary and treasurer of thecompanv. and after his death he became the oresi-dent. The name of the corporation is the L. Manufacturing Co. Mr. Watson took a leading part in public affairs. WORCESTER COUNTY 513 Aiuc^Lci. He was for scvtmaii and assessor; ir. KcpUJJ). National i church, , .fc .und am, t I. His inters- : of the town, vjrally respected a: as. rried, Februa-born April 2. daughter 01 ^.Luther, of §87, Mrs. Hannah ? II S. Watson, h-,s. 27, 1825, tb -Watson died >Sprague and 1 :s, of whom Kdwin Lucius ^Aatson (5), w,January 22, t8-er. He was <??-cr and in became ear!ihe manufacture:-ss was incorpcratiry and treasure- t-?5 the burden of Since the r»11 the presideniCompany. Ai?nproved tottou ription. Hand s::^ths from eight ident of the ^^reet Railway Com[rried, June 10, )86;>f John D. andof Leicester. Sh?ied March x 1896. Rhoda >Walter Cogswell. 1iienry Luther «ue Wat
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