Henry Holgate Watson | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
In office 1909–1916 | |
Constituency | Vancouver City |
Personal details | |
Born | Milton,Ontario | December 25,1867
Died | January 19,1949 81) Vancouver,British Columbia | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Kathleen Constance Black (m. 1892) |
Education | Upper Canada College |
Occupation | Druggist, politician |
Henry Holgate Watson (December 25, 1867 [1] – January 19, 1949 [2] ) was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1909 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He did not seek a third term in the Legislature in the 1916 provincial election.
He was born in Milton, Ontario, the son of Henry Watson and Jane Elizabeth Holgate, and was educated in Milton and at Upper Canada College. In 1892, Watson married Kathleen Constance Black. [1] He died in Vancouver at the age of 81. [2]
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