Background
WATSON, Ceorge S. was born on March 30, 1876 in Cairo, 111. Son of James M. and Jane M. (Powers) Watson.
Chief engineer Fire Department
WATSON, Ceorge S. was born on March 30, 1876 in Cairo, 111. Son of James M. and Jane M. (Powers) Watson.
Washington Public Schools.
Fire Marshal, Washington, 1918, Chief Engineer, 1920. Appointed member Executive Committee, Citizens Central Committee on Conference of Limitation of Armaments, and Vice-chairman of Committee, 1921. Commended by commnrs. for work at Knickerbocker Disaster, 1922.
Award of Giles-Griffin Medal for work at Knickerbocker Disaster, Declined, 1923. Awarded ribbon decoration for work in 1922, 1923. Commended by commnrs. for work at Kann’s Warehouse fire, 1925.
Chief Engineer, Fire Department.
Member: Washington Board of Trade.
Spouse Bessie B. Lee, 1897, Baltimore, Maryland.