George Washington Watts

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George Washington Watts was an American industrialist and philanthropist best known for helping build the tobacco empire that shaped Durham, North Carolina’s early economic growth.

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George Washington Watts canonical 3
George W. Watts 1

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instanceOf industrialist ⓘ
person ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
industry tobacco industry ⓘ
knownAs George W. Watts ⓘ
notableFor contributions to the early economic growth of Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
helping build the tobacco empire in Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
occupation industrialist ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
placeOfActivity Durham, North Carolina ⓘ

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American Tobacco Company → founder → George Washington Watts ⓘ
American Tobacco Company → keyPerson → George Washington Watts ⓘ
George Washington Watts → knownAs → George W. Watts ⓘ
linked to: George Washington Watts