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Arthur Kittredge "Dick" Watson (April 23, 1919 – July 26, 1974) was an American businessman and diplomat. He served as president of IBM World Trade Corporation and United States Ambassador to France.
Jul 27, 1974 · Arthur K. Watson, who built the IBM World Trade Corporation from a new subsidiary of the giant International Business Machines Corporation in 1949 into a world enterprise with annual...
Mar 14, 1972 · While traveling extensively and developing I.B.M.'s international operations, Arthur Watson participated in Government work on trade delegations and as a member of Nelson Rockefeller's 1969 ...
In 1949, Watson established the IBM World Trade Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary with headquarters near the United Nations in New York City, and installed his second son, Arthur K. Watson, as an executive.
On July 18, 1974, former Ambassador Arthur Watson fell down the stairs at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, sustaining a laceration of the brain and fractured skull. No curative treatment was or could have been given to him; he remained comatose until his death eight days later.
Dec 11, 2019 · Arthur K. Watson Chief Librarian of Thomas J. Watson Library Kenneth Soehner discusses the early history of the library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A month before his death on June 19, 1956, Mr. Watson handed over the reins of the company to his eldest son, Thomas J. Watson Jr. Another son, Arthur K. Watson, served as president of IBM World Trade Corp., the company's international operations. Mr. Watson also had two daughters, Jane and Helen.
