1864 - 1940
Clarence Wayland Watson American Business
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| Birthday |
8th May, 1864
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| Birthplace |
Fairmont, West Virginia
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| Died |
24th May, 1940
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| Place of Death |
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Business
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Clarence Wayland Watson (May 8, 1864 – May 24, 1940) was a coal mining "baron" from West Virginia. Watson organized several coal companies that became the Consolidation Coal and Mining Companies in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Watson was president of the company until 1911, then became its chairman. Later in life, he became President of Elk Horn Coal Company and served as trustee of various corporations, railroads, and banks across the United States. US Senator. Elected as a Senator from West Virginia to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Stephen B. Elkins, serving from 1911 to 1913. During World War I he served in the United State Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ordnance Department, and served in France from 1918 to 1919. While in France he received a nomination for re-election to his Senate seat, but was defeated.
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