Henry C. (Henry Clay) Watson

Born in Baltimore in 1831, Henry C. Watson was an American journalist and writer remembered for historical stories and popular history books for young readers. Reliable catalog and reference sources connect him with titles such as Lives of the Presidents of the United States, History of the United States of America, The Yankee Tea-Party, The Old Bell of Independence, and The Camp-Fires of Napoleon.

Reference sources also describe him as having worked in journalism, including on the editorial staffs of the North American and the United States Gazette and later the Philadelphia Evening Journal. His writing often turned major events into brisk narrative, suggesting he wanted history to be read with the pull of adventure as well as instruction.

He died in Sacramento, California, in 1869. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the sources I could verify during this search, so no profile image is included here.