Don Alonzo Watson
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Don Alonzo Watson was a Rochester, New York
businessman and philanthropist who, with Hiram Sibley
helped found Western Union
. Watson purchased a building for Rochester Homeopathic Hospital which became Genesee Hospital
in Rochester. Watson also endowed a professorship to the University of Rochester
in acknowledgment of the college's achievements in Political Science
and History
. He is buried near Sibley in Mount Hope Cemetery
.
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
businessman and philanthropist who, with Hiram Sibley
Hiram Sibley
Hiram Sibley , was an industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.Sibley was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and later resided in Rochester, New York. He became interested in the work of Samuel Morse involving the telegraph.In 1840, he joined with Morse and Ezra Cornell to create a...
helped found Western Union
Western Union
The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...
. Watson purchased a building for Rochester Homeopathic Hospital which became Genesee Hospital
Genesee Hospital
Genesee Hospital was a hospital in Rochester, New York, United States, that was open from September 19, 1889 to May 21, 2001.-Closure:In April 2001, Via Health, the company that owned the hospital, announced that the hospital would close within 90 days in an effort to cut costs...
in Rochester. Watson also endowed a professorship to the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
in acknowledgment of the college's achievements in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
. He is buried near Sibley in Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, founded in 1838, is the United States' first municipal rural cemetery. Situated on 196 acres of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people...
.