William Watson
Athlete
1873 – 1961
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Who was William Watson?
William Watson was a Liverpool-born racing driver and motoring pioneer. A champion cyclist as a young man, he founded W Watson & Co, cycle and motorcar manufacturer, in 1901. He won the epic 1908 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race driving a Hutton-Napier named Little Dorrit. He also raced in Berliet, Vauxhall and Essex cars. He expanded Watson & Co from Liverpool to Chester, Colwyn Bay, London, Birkenhead and Crewe, creating the largest car distributing organisation in the North of England, specialising in Morris and Rolls-Royce cars.
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- Born
- Nov 6, 1873
Liverpool - Education
- Liverpool College
- Lived in
- Liverpool
- Died
- Aug 5, 1961
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on July 23, 2013
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