About Henry Winfield Watson
Lived 1856 – 1933 (aged 77). Henry Winfield Watson was an American politician and lawyer.
Henry Winfield Watson (June 24, 1856 – August 27, 1933) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, representing the 8th congressional district.
Early life Henry Winfield Watson was born on June 24, 1856, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was educated in private schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881.
Career Watson commenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia. He purchased the Washington, Potomac & Chesapeake Railway Company in 1909 and served as its president. He was the director of several banks and of the Langhorne Water Company.
Personal life Watson died on August 27, 1933, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He was interred in the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware.
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Who was Henry Winfield Watson?
American politician (Republican)
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Henry Winfield Watson was born on 24 June 1856 in Buckingham Township.
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Henry Winfield Watson died on 27 August 1933.
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Henry Winfield Watson was a politician and lawyer.
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