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What kind of business did James Watt’s father run in Greenock?
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James Watt
James Watt, oil painting by H. Howard; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
James Watt’s father, who also served as the treasurer and magistrate of Greenock, operated a successful ship- and house-building business.1