| Last name | Watson |
| First name | Elkanah |
| Display name | Elkanah Watson |
| Birth date | 1758 |
| Death date | 1842 |
| Birth place | Massachusetts |
| Death place | New York City |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | review |
| Bio notes | Visionary traveller and writer, agriculturalist and canal promoter, banker and businessman. Founded the State Bank of Albany. Involved in the development of the Erie Canal, corresponded with Thomas Eddy in 1820. |
Life of Thomas Eddy