George Earl Watson | |
Order: | 19th |
Office: | Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin |
Term Start: | 1949 |
Term End: | 1961 |
Predecessor: | John Callahan |
Successor: | Angus B. Rothwell |
Birth Date: | 16 October 1897 |
Birth Place: | Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Place: | Sun City, Arizona, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Lawrence University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Occupation: | Educator |
George Earl Watson (October 16, 1897 – April 17, 1975) was an American educator.
Born in Neenah, Wisconsin, Watson received his bachelor's degree from Lawrence University and his masters from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He then became a teacher and served as principal and school supervisor. He served as Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1949 to 1961.[1] Watson died of April 17, 1975 in Sun City, Arizona.[2]