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WATTERS, William G. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 1, 1839--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 21, 1921). Watters served as the county treasurer from January 1, 1882, to December 31, 1883. He also operated a [[LEAD]] smelter at [[ROCKDALE]] for forty years. | WATTERS, William G. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 1, 1839--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 21, 1921). Watters served as the county treasurer from January 1, 1882, to December 31, 1883. He also operated a [[LEAD]] smelter at [[ROCKDALE]] for forty years. | ||
Watters was involved in the dry goods business as a member of the firm of | Watters was involved in the dry goods business as a member of the firm of [[COATES & WATTERS]]. He owned the [[DUBUQUE BRASS AND METAL COMPANY]] as a partnership with [[HODGE, O. F.|O. F. HODGE]] and was a director of the [[GERMAN BANK]] and [[SECOND NATIONAL BANK]]. | ||
[[COATES & WATTERS]]. He owned the [[DUBUQUE BRASS AND METAL COMPANY]] and was a director of the [[GERMAN BANK]] and [[SECOND NATIONAL BANK]]. | |||
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WATTERS, William G. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 1, 1839--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 21, 1921). Watters served as the county treasurer from January 1, 1882, to December 31, 1883. He also operated a LEAD smelter at ROCKDALE for forty years.
Watters was involved in the dry goods business as a member of the firm of COATES & WATTERS. He owned the DUBUQUE BRASS AND METAL COMPANY as a partnership with O. F. HODGE and was a director of the GERMAN BANK and SECOND NATIONAL BANK.
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The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center, Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 71