James Cameron Watson
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James Cameron Watson | |
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| Mayor of Calgary | |
| In office January 1, 1946 – December 31, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Davison |
| Succeeded by | Donald Hugh Mackay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1890 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1986 (aged 96) Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | electrician |
James Cameron Watson (October 21, 1890 – November 1, 1986) was a Canadian politician, electrician and 25th Mayor of Calgary.
Watson was born October 21, 1890, in Lexington, Kentucky, to British parents.[1] He was educated in Boston, New York and Halifax and became a telephone journeyman electrician. Watson moved to Alberta to work in a coal mine, however a serious injury forced him back into the telephone industry. Watson was employed by Bell Telephone and later, Alberta Government Telephones, where he became a member of the Brotherhood of Electric Workers, and eventually chairman of the Calgary Labor Council.[2][3]
Military service
In 1916, at the age of 25, Watson enlisted in the First World War with the 56th Battalion, and later, the 50th Battalion as a Lewis gunner where he participated in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. Watson was transferred to the Signal Corps where he continued to see combat on the Western front at The Somme, Paschendale, Amiens and at Cambrai, where he was wounded in both legs.[2]
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