Watterson (surname)

	Watterson (surname) Watterson is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Bill Watterson, American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes'' * Henry Watterson (1840–1921), American journalist * John Ambrose Watterson (1844–1899), American Roman Catholic bishop * Juan Watterson, Isle of Man politician * Mike Watterson (1942–2019), English snooker player * Peter Watterson (1927–1996), American Catholic priest See also Waterson (surname) Waterson is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: Alan Waterson (1915–2003), Australian amateur golfer * Alfred Waterson (1880–1964), UK MP * Chris Waterson (footballer, born 1961), Australian footballer for Essendon and Brisba ... {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bill Watterson William Boyd Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is a retired American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes'', which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing ''Calvin and Hobbes'' at the end of 1995, with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on comic syndication and licensing, his efforts to expand and elevate the newspaper comic as an art form, and his move back into private life after he stopped drawing ''Calvin and Hobbes''. Watterson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The suburban Midwestern United States setting of Ohio was part of the inspiration for ''Calvin and Hobbes''. Early life Watterson was born on July 5, 1958, in Washington, D.C., to Kathryn Watterson (1933-2022) and James Godfrey WattersonMartell, Nevin (2009)''Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henry Watterson Henry Watterson (February 16, 1840 – December 22, 1921), the son of a U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, became a prominent journalist in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as a Confederate soldier, author and partial term U.S. Congressman. A Democrat like his father Harvey Magee Watterson, Henry Watterson for five decades after the American Civil War was a part-owner and editor of the ''Louisville Courier-Journal'', which founded by Walter Newman Haldeman and would be purchased by Robert Worth Bingham in 1919, who would end the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's association with the paper. Early and family life Born in Washington, D.C. on February 16, 1840, to the former Tilithacumi (Talitha) Black of Spring Hill, Tennessee and her husband, Harvey Magee Watterson, a Shelbyville, Tennessee lawyer and U.S. Congressman. His father was close to President Andrew Jackson, also from Tennessee, and in 1843 would become the publisher of the ''Washington Union'', the main newspaper of the De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Ambrose Watterson John Ambrose Watterson (May 27, 1844 – April 17, 1899) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1880 until his death in 1899. Biography Early life The sixth of eleven children, John Watterson was born on May 27, 1844, in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, to John Sylvester and Sarah Salome (née McAfee) Watterson. His father's family came to the United States from the Isle of Mann in the United Kingdom in 1762; originally Episcopalians, his grandfather was orphaned in 1781 and subsequently raised by a Catholic family in York County, Pennsylvania. His mother's family was from County Armagh, Ireland, and settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. John's parents frequently offered their home as a place of rest to traveling missionaries, and their house even became known as "The Priest's Hotel." After attending the parochial school of Sts. Simon and Jude Parish in Blairsville, Watterson was sent to St. Vincent' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Juan Watterson Juan Paul Watterson FCA CMgr FCMI FRSA SHK (born 1980) is a Manx politician, who is Speaker of the House of Keys, and a member for Rushen, in the Isle of Man. Early life Born in 1980 to John and Alison Watterson, he was educated at Rushen Infants School, Rushen Junior School and Castle Rushen High School. Qualification and professional memberships Watterson attended the University of Lincoln (University of Lincolnshire & Humberside) where he graduated in 2001 with a First Class BA (Hons) in Management. He joined international accountancy firm KPMG where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2005. He was the ICAEW Chairman of the National Student Council, and later served on the institute's Young Professionals Advisory Board, Public Sector Advisory Board and Members and Commercial Board of the Institute as well as having been part of its 90-member governing ICAEW Council. Career Watterson was first elected to the House of Keys in 2006 aged 26 years 142 days, making him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mike Watterson George Michael Edwin Watterson (26 August 1942 – 8 March 2019) was an English professional snooker player, businessman, entrepreneur and television commentator. He was an England Amateur international for two years before turning professional in January 1981. Early life George Michael Edwin Watterson was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire on 26 August 1942, the son of steelworker George Watterson and Olive (née Pilkington), and was the third of four children. Business activities Watterson's early business career saw him work as a wages clerk and then as a car dealer. He was a salesman with the Sheffield-based Vauxhall dealers, Bentley Brothers, and was one of the first people in the country to sell the Vauxhall Viva when it was introduced in 1963. In 1977, his late wife, Carole, went to see a play at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, and suggested to her husband that it would make the ideal setting for snooker. Knowing that there was a real danger that there would be no W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Watterson Peter Francis Watterson (August 26, 1927, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania – 1996) was an American Catholic Church, Catholic priest who had formerly been a bishop of the Continuing Anglican movement. Early life and education Watterson was the son of Peter Francis Watterson and his wife Louise Mohr Watterson. He attended Bard College from which he graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Watterson received his theological education from Episcopal Divinity School, Philadelphia Divinity School from which he received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1955 and a Master of Sacred Theology degree in 1957. Anglican ministry Watterson was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church in May 1955 and a priest in November 1955. From 1955 to 1957 he was assistant at St. John Parish in Norristown, Pennsylvania. From 1957 to 1958 he was Vicar of Redeemer Parish in Avon Park, Florida. From 1960 to 1977 he was Rector of Holy Spirit Parish in West Palm Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]