NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Watt, James, 1769-1848 NRA: Watt James (1769-1848) Engineer DNB: Watt, James (1769–1848), engineer and manufacturer LBT ID: JaWatt1848 VIAF ID: 35237626 LOC ID: nr2003034672 | B/BAP: 1769-02-05 DIED: 1848-06-02 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
He was the son of the inventor and a partner in the firm of Boulton and Watt; he was a
political radical in his youth. | |