Warren Winn Rawson (January 23, 1847 - August 9, 1908) was a noted American market gardener and seed distributor, said to have introduced the first greenhouses with steam heat.
Rawson was born and lived in Arlington, Massachusetts on January 23, 1847. He attended public school there, and the Cotting Academy, after which he studied at the Chamberlain & Kendall business college.[1] At age 20 he entered a partnership with his father, a market farmer, whose business he bought out in 1872 at age 25. He purchased an additional 10 acres of farmland in Arlington in 1879, on which he raised his first three greenhouses in 1880 with two additional following in 1882. The following year he installed steam heating in his greenhouses, said to be the first such heating plants.
By the early 1900s he had 30 greenhouses in cultivation, said to be the largest such establishment in New England, with particular emphasis on lettuce and cucumbers. He was also a notable distributor of seeds, having purchased an existing seed business in 1884 and then growing it aggressively.
Rawson was extremely active in numerous town and state organizations, serving as organizer and first president of the Boston Market Gardeners' Association, vice president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and in many other roles.
He married Helen M. Mair on February 28, 1868, and they had two children. She died in May 1872, and he remarried to Sarah E. Mair on September 21, 1874. They had three children.[1]
Rawson died at his home in Arlington on August 9, 1908.[2]
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^ abBacon, Edwin M., ed. (1896). Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston: The New England Magazine. pp. 803–804. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^"Arlington Mourns Loss: Warren W. Rawson Died Yesterday". The Boston Globe. Arlington. August 10, 1908. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is based upon his entry in the Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 3, by William Richard Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908, page 878–880, which is in the public domain because it was first published in the United States before 1926.
Smithsonian Institution biography
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May 08, 2024
warren, winn, rawson, january, 1847, august, 1908, noted, american, market, gardener, seed, distributor, said, have, introduced, first, greenhouses, with, steam, heat, born, 1847, january, 1847arlington, massachusettsdiedaugust, 1908, 1908, aged, arlington, ma. Warren Winn Rawson January 23 1847 August 9 1908 was a noted American market gardener and seed distributor said to have introduced the first greenhouses with steam heat Warren Winn RawsonBorn 1847 01 23 January 23 1847Arlington MassachusettsDiedAugust 9 1908 1908 08 09 aged 61 Arlington MassachusettsOccupation s Market gardener seed distributorSpousesHelen M Mair m 1868 died 1872 wbr Sarah E Mair m 1874 wbr SignatureBiography editRawson was born and lived in Arlington Massachusetts on January 23 1847 He attended public school there and the Cotting Academy after which he studied at the Chamberlain amp Kendall business college 1 At age 20 he entered a partnership with his father a market farmer whose business he bought out in 1872 at age 25 He purchased an additional 10 acres of farmland in Arlington in 1879 on which he raised his first three greenhouses in 1880 with two additional following in 1882 The following year he installed steam heating in his greenhouses said to be the first such heating plants By the early 1900s he had 30 greenhouses in cultivation said to be the largest such establishment in New England with particular emphasis on lettuce and cucumbers He was also a notable distributor of seeds having purchased an existing seed business in 1884 and then growing it aggressively Rawson was extremely active in numerous town and state organizations serving as organizer and first president of the Boston Market Gardeners Association vice president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and in many other roles He married Helen M Mair on February 28 1868 and they had two children She died in May 1872 and he remarried to Sarah E Mair on September 21 1874 They had three children 1 Rawson died at his home in Arlington on August 9 1908 2 References edit a b Bacon Edwin M ed 1896 Men of Progress One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston The New England Magazine pp 803 804 Retrieved February 8 2022 via Internet Archive Arlington Mourns Loss Warren W Rawson Died Yesterday The Boston Globe Arlington August 10 1908 pp 1 8 Retrieved February 8 2022 via Newspapers com This article is based upon his entry in the Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County Massachusetts Volume 3 by William Richard Cutter Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1908 page 878 880 which is in the public domain because it was first published in the United States before 1926 Smithsonian Institution biographyExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Warren Winn Rawson at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warren Winn Rawson amp oldid 1178782131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
