Background
Watson, Byron S. was born on May 26, 1876 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Arthur Hamilton and Annie Potter (Sprague) Watson.
Watson, Byron S. was born on May 26, 1876 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Arthur Hamilton and Annie Potter (Sprague) Watson.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1897.
With Greene Anthony & Company, wholesale footwear, 1897-1903, partner, 1903-1913, proprietor, 1913-1932. Director Rhode Island Insurance Company, since 1914, vice-president and Chairman of the Board, 1932-1934, president, 1934-1941, Chairman of the Board since 1941. President Belcher & Loomis Realty Company, Towne Saint Incorporated.
Director Union Trust Company, Nicholson File Company, American Screw Company, Narragansett Electric Company, Certain-teed Products Corporation.
Member Rhode Island National Guard, 1896-1899. Member Psi Upsilon.; Clubs: Hope, Agawam Hunt, Turks Head, Squantum (Providence).
Married Isabel Loomis, October 31, 1899. Children: Isabel Loomis (Mistress Thomas West. Taylor), Annie Potter Sprague (Mistress John East. Hurst), Hope (Mistress George C. Davis).