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Thomas John Watson Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, diplomat, Army Air Forces pilot, and philanthropist. The son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson, he was the second IBM president (1952–71), the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–68), and the 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–81).
Stuart (Stu) Watson Epperson (November 2, 1936 – July 17, 2023) was an American businessman, politician and evangelical who was the co-founder and chairman of Salem Media Group, and a member and the president of the conservative Council for National Policy ("CNP").
Webb was the credited editor—as "J. Watson Webb" or "J. Watson Webb Jr."—on 30 films from 1941–52 [4] including A Letter to Three Wives, The Razor's Edge with Tyrone Power, Wing and a Prayer, State Fair, With a Song in My Heart, Call Northside 777, Broken Arrow with James Stewart and Cheaper by the Dozen. [2]
Watson is a West Coast blues guitarist. He was a founding member of the blues band The Mighty Flyers and, starting in the early 1980s, he performed with the band for a decade. [ 2 ] He also performed with Canned Heat throughout the 1990s. [ 2 ]
The Watson family's grandfather, James Watson, was a photographer who took photos of Buffalo Bill on Broadway in 1904. [4]His son, J.C. (James Caughey) "Coy" Watson Sr. (born Ontario, Canada, April 14, 1890 – May 23, 1968), was a journeyman plasterer, who became a horse breaker for cowboy star Buck Jones and rented mounts to stars Hoot Gibson and Tom Mix, before getting into the special ...
Of Scottish descent, he is the elder son of Major General Stuart Watson (1922–2022) [2] by his wife, Susan née Jackson. [3] Educated at Winchester College , Watson went up to the University of Newcastle and later pursued further studies at Cranfield University .
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2022. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. July 2022 1 Carla Bazzanella, 74, Italian linguist. Angela ...
Watson testified before the House of Representatives' Committee on Indian Services regarding his first-hand knowledge of Seminole Indian culture and his distaste for the plans to drain the Everglades. [11] He ran for Florida Governor unsuccessfully in 1911–1912. Watson Island is named after him. He is buried in the Miami City Cemetery.