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Ellis C. Watson

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Ellis Cornish Watson (1843[1] – December 12, 1906) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1885 to 1889.[2]

He was born in Torquay, Devon. He first came to Newfoundland in 1858 and returned to England in 1862. In 1865, he set up a business at Hant's Harbour; his brother James later joined him in business there. In 1870, Watson purchased a business at L'Anse-au-Loup. He served as Superintendent of Fisheries from 1898 to 1906. He died in Montreal in 1906.[2]

His son Robert also served in the Newfoundland assembly.[2]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  2. ^ a b c Cuff, Robert H (1990). Dictionary of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography. ISBN 0-921191-51-0.


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