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Claude Watney (1866-1919) was a British automobile dealer and enthusiast.

He was born in London, England on 4 November 1866, the son of the brewer James Watney and his wife, Blanche Maria Georgiana Burrell.

In June 1903, Hon. John Scott Montagu wrote in his The Car Illustrated magazine about Charles Rolls, Watney and other Old Etonians he was at school with who were involved in the motor trade, despite having no need to work for money.[1] The magazine noted that Watney had opened a showroom in Wardour Street, selling Panhards and Mercedes motor cars.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Peter Pugh (1 October 2015). Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britain’s Most Prestigious Company, 1904-1944. Icon Books Limited. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-84831-925-7.