George Henry Watrous

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George Henry Watrous

Birth
Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Jul 1889 (aged 60)
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Plot
12 Central Ave. West
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[son of Ansel and Demis (Luce) Watrous, was born in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. In his infancy his parents removed to a farm in Conklin, Broome County, N Y. He entered the Sophomore class in Madison University, at Hamilton, in 1850, and a year later joined, the Junior class in this College.
He studied law in the Yale Law School and in 1855 was admitted to the bar in New Haven, where he remained in practice until his death In February, 1857, he formed a partnership with the Hon. Henry Dutton, which continued until Governor Dutton was made a Judge in 1861 As a member of this firm he became one of the counsel of the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, to which office he added m 1864 that of counsel to the Hartfoid & New Haven Railroad His influence was exerted for the consolidation of the two roads, which was accomplished in 1872, and he succeeded naturally to the position of counsel of the new corporation, which he held until he was elected to the
Presidency of the road in March, 1879. After having discharged the duties of this responsible office for eight years with distinguished success he resigned on account of impaired health in March, 1887; and after a period of feebleness he died, very suddenly, from an apoplectic attack, at his residence in New Haven, on the 5th of July, 1889, in his 61st year. He married, May 14, 1857, Harriet J., daughter of Governor Dutton, who died on January 2, 1873. Her children were two sons (graduates of Yale College m 1879 and 1884, respectively) and one daughter He next married, January 5, 1874, Lillie M., daughter of the Hon. Henry B Graves of Litchfield, Conn., who survives him with one daughter and three sons. -from the obituary records of graduates of Yale University]
[son of Ansel and Demis (Luce) Watrous, was born in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. In his infancy his parents removed to a farm in Conklin, Broome County, N Y. He entered the Sophomore class in Madison University, at Hamilton, in 1850, and a year later joined, the Junior class in this College.
He studied law in the Yale Law School and in 1855 was admitted to the bar in New Haven, where he remained in practice until his death In February, 1857, he formed a partnership with the Hon. Henry Dutton, which continued until Governor Dutton was made a Judge in 1861 As a member of this firm he became one of the counsel of the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, to which office he added m 1864 that of counsel to the Hartfoid & New Haven Railroad His influence was exerted for the consolidation of the two roads, which was accomplished in 1872, and he succeeded naturally to the position of counsel of the new corporation, which he held until he was elected to the
Presidency of the road in March, 1879. After having discharged the duties of this responsible office for eight years with distinguished success he resigned on account of impaired health in March, 1887; and after a period of feebleness he died, very suddenly, from an apoplectic attack, at his residence in New Haven, on the 5th of July, 1889, in his 61st year. He married, May 14, 1857, Harriet J., daughter of Governor Dutton, who died on January 2, 1873. Her children were two sons (graduates of Yale College m 1879 and 1884, respectively) and one daughter He next married, January 5, 1874, Lillie M., daughter of the Hon. Henry B Graves of Litchfield, Conn., who survives him with one daughter and three sons. -from the obituary records of graduates of Yale University]

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