Henry Watters | |
Birth Date: | June 1, 1853 |
Birth Place: | Bytown |
Death Date: | May 10, 1924 |
Death Place: | Ottawa |
Office: | 38th Mayor of Ottawa |
Term Start: | 1924 |
Term End: | 1924 |
Predecessor: | Frank H. Plant |
Successor: | Napoléon Champagne |
Henry Watters (June 1, 1853 – May 10, 1924) was mayor of the city of Ottawa in 1924.[1]
He was born in Bytown in 1853. He worked as a clerk in a drug store, studied to become a pharmacist and opened his own drug store. He was a founding member of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association. He was president of the local Liberal association. When a new city pool, now known as the Champagne Bath, was officially dedicated in May 1924, Watters was supposed to officiate, but died of a heart attack on the way to the ceremony. So, Napoléon Champagne, then the city comptroller, dedicated the pool a few days later. Champagne assumed the role of mayor for the remainder of the year.