Henry Watters Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)