William Watson
Briish racing driver
Died when: 87 years 272 days (1052 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
William Watson (6 November 1873 – 5 August 1961) was a Liverpool-born racing driver and motoring pioneer.A champion cyclist as a young man, he founded W Watson & Co, cycle and motorcar manufacturer, in 1901.
He won the epic 1908 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race driving a Hutton-Napier named Little Dorrit.He also raced in Berliet, Vauxhall and Essex cars.
He expanded Watson & Co from Liverpool to Chester, Colwyn Bay, London, Birkenhead and Crewe, creating the largest car distributing organisation in the North of England, specialising in Morris and Rolls-Royce cars.
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