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John Jay Watson

Birth	:	17 Mar 1874
Death	:	1939
Burial	:	Cedar Cemetery, Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5264664, -71.3822861
Description	:	John Jay Watson (1874-1939) was born on his father's farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island. After finishing college, he started his business career with United States Rubber Company, which began his life-long interest in the rubber industry. He also was actively engaged in public affairs and served in the Rhode Island legislature. He was married to Eliza Jane Ralph in 1900, and they moved to New York City the following year. He headed two subsidiaries of U.S. Rubber and organized Lee Tire and Rubber Company, later merging it with Republic Tire and Rubber. In 1913, he entered the agricultural chemicals industry,... Read More	John Jay Watson (1874-1939) was born on his father's farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island. After finishing college, he started his business career with United States Rubber Company, which began his life-long interest in the rubber industry. He also was actively engaged in public affairs and served in the Rhode Island legislature. He was married to Eliza Jane Ralph in 1900, and they moved to New York City the following year. He headed two subsidiaries of U.S. Rubber and organized Lee Tire and Rubber Company, later merging it with Republic Tire and Rubber. In 1913, he entered the agricultural chemicals industry, heading International Minerals and Chemicals Corporation, where he arranged the development of a potash mine in New Mexico, thus freeing the United States from dependence on foreign sources. John Watson died in 1939. As a tribute to her husband, Eliza established The John Jay and Eliza Jane Watson Foundation, enabling her to continue their many philanthropic works. The Foundation was incorporated in 1949, with Mrs. Watson as Chairman. In 1950, it recorded a net worth of $80,000, from which the first eleven grants totaling $1,300 were made in the areas of religion, education, and social services. Following Eliza Jane Watson's death in 1957, more than $4,500,000 in assets from her estate was given to the Foundation.

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John Jay Watson's memorial is located at: Cedar Cemetery, Jamestown, Newport County, USA.
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Latitude: 41.5264664
Longitude: -71.3822861

Family Members:

Parent

John Jay Watson

(1841 - 1912)

Gertrude Totten Stanhope Watson

(1848 - 1925)

Siblings

Elizabeth Stanhope Watson Cory

(1871 - 1920)

Mabel Gertrude Watson Chandler

(1883 - 1965)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Cedar Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5264664, -71.3822861

2. Watson Lot (Defunct)
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5264600, -71.3822800

3. Hazard Lot
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5265300, -71.3831500

4. Friends Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5262489, -71.3833771

5. Quaker Records
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5262740, -71.3840550

6. Tew Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5314816, -71.3757173

7. George F. Gardiner Farm Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5314460, -71.3753960

8. Saint Mark Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5300800, -71.3657500

9. Governor Carr Lot
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5205420, -71.3659670

10. Dutch Island Small Pox Lot (Defunct)
Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5049310, -71.3971470

11. Fort Greble Post Cemetery (Defunct)
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5030556, -71.4005556

12. Cautantowwits Indian Lot
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4986940, -71.3800830

13. David Greene Lot
North Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5324500, -71.4222100

14. Town Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4965300, -71.3745200

15. Central Baptist Church Memorial Garden
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4958840, -71.3743750

16. Saint Matthew’s Memorial Garden
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4959550, -71.3738060

17. John Congdon Lot
North Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5138610, -71.4240560

18. Joseph Greene Lot
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4924200, -71.3727520

19. Albert Arnold Lot
North Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5081701, -71.4223422

20. Paine Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5592170, -71.3635900

21. Cottrell-Green Cemetery
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4908000, -71.3894870

22. Browning Family Servants Cemetery
North Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5335520, -71.4297803

23. John Cashman Lot
North Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5205280, -71.4345000

24. Arnold Lot
Jamestown, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4869120, -71.3899760