John Watson
Description
- Creator
- Muir Idow, Artist
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Paintings
- Description
- A black and white portrait photograph of John Watson, 1806-1879.
- Notes
- John Watson was born August 25, 1806 in County Dublin, Ireland. He settled at Port Whitby about 1840 and was a partner with John Welsh, the first merchant to operate a grain shipping business from the harbor. From 1842 to 1849, Mr. Watson was manager, director, secretary and treasurer for the Windsor Warehouse Company. In 1849 he became a partner with James Rowe in James Rowe & Co., which operated a large warehouse and grain exporting business from Whitby harbor.Mr. Waston was manager of the company until the death of James Rowe in 1869 and operated the company on his own until his death at Port Whitby on October 7, 1879. Mr. Watson was treasurer of the Whitby, Lake Scugog, Simcoe and Huron Road Company starting in 1852 and was its president in 1857. He was Councillor for the south ward from 1855 to 1859 and Deputy Reeve of Whitby in 1861-62. John Watson is buried at St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Port Whitby.
Photograph of a watercolour portrait painted by Muir Idow. - Inscriptions
- Bottom of photograph reads: "Copy, Muir Idow".
Hand printed on bottom of photograph: "JOHN WATSON". - Date of Original
- c. 1820-1879
- Date Of Event
- c. 1820-1879
- Dimensions
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Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 11.5cm
Image Height: 16.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-009-135
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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