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From "History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens," by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer, 1902.
Typed by Laurie Birks Dean
p. 401
John WATERHOUSE, who has been one of Wheeling's prominent business men for many years, is one of the members of the firm of Waterhouse Brothers, which commands an extensive wholesale trade throughout this section of the country. He was born in Wheeling, February 5, 1842, and is a son of Stephen and Charlotte (Simpson) Waterhouse.
Stephen Waterhouse was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1812, and came to Wheeling in 1839. He married Charlotte Simpson, who was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1816, and six sons and four daughters blessed their union, of whom two sons and three daughters are now living.
At the age of fourteen years John Waterhouse became a clerk for Hobbs, Brockunier & Company, and remained with that firm for thirteen years. In 1869 he engaged in the wholesale grocery business with Joseph Speidel, with whom he continued for twenty years, withdrawing in 1889 to form a partnership with his brother, Stephen Waterhouse. Their place of business was opened April 1, 1889, and they have since enjoyed a large and ever increasing patronage. Mr. Watherhouse was elected to the second branch of the city council of Wheeling from the eighth ward in 1867, and has served in that capacity up to the present time.
Mr. Waterhouse was joined in matrimony with Ellen Shields, a daughter of Michael Shields, in Wheeling, November 24, 1864. Of the eight children born to them, seven are now living. Politically, Mr. Waterhouse is a member of the Democratic party. Socially, he is a member of the B. P. O. E. and Knights of Columbus. His portrait accompanies this sketch.
From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY," Vol. I, pages 468-469. Brant & Fuller, 1890.
JOHN WATERHOUSE
The wholesale grocery house of, Waterhouse Brothers, recently formed, is one of the important ones in that field of trade. The members of the firm, John and Stephen Waterhouse, are sons of Stephen Waterhouse, an esteemed retired citizen of Wheeling, who came to that city in 1839, from Yorkshire, England, where he was born in 1811, the son of John and Margaret Waterhouse.
Stephen Waterhouse engaged in brick manufacturing at Wheeling for twelve years, but since 1881 has lived a retired life. He was married in 1841 to Charlotte Simpson, of Yorkshire, England, and six sons and four daughters were born to them, of whom three daughters and two sons named above are now living.
John Waterhouse, senior member of the house of Waterhouse Bros., was born in Wheeling, February 5, 1842. At the age of fourteen years he sought independent employment and became a clerk in the glass house of Hobbs, Brockunier & Co., where he remained for thirteen years, during a portion of that time keeping the books of that company. In 1869 he embarked in the business in which he has since been engaged as a partner in the wholesale grocery trade with Joseph Speidell, and continued to be a member of that firm until January 1, 1889. Then withdrawing from the old firm, he formed a partnership with his brother, Stephen Waterhouse, and on April 1, 1889, they opened their wholesale grocery house, which met with success from the start, and is doing a large and constantly increasing business. Though a comparatively new house, it has the advantage of the experience of the senior member of trade, which is as extensive as that of any other man now engaged in that business at Wheeling.
Mr. Waterhouse, in addition to meeting the demands of business, has given much time and careful attention to municipal affairs. He was elected to the second branch of the city council from the Eighth ward in 1867, and was subsequently elected from the Sixth and Fifth wards, retiring from the council in 1883, after a continuous service of sixteen years, probably the longest consecutive service in the history of the council. On November 24, 1864, Mr. Waterhouse was married to Ellen Shields, daughter of Michael Shields, of Wheeling, and they had eight children, seven of whom are now living.
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