Andrew Dennison was a boot and shoemaker by trade as well as a music teacher, but his son Aaron was not to follow him into the shoe business as an adult. I say 'readable' and I hope that you will find it so but I must warn you that by the nature of Aaron Dennison and his various business involvements, some of you may find this topic somewhat tortuous - I hope that you stick with it though, because the Dennison name still ranks pretty high in any decent account of nineteenth and twentieth century watches and their history, even if he fails to reach 'hero' status.Įngraving of Aaron Dennison from the historic collection of the Harvard Business School (pic from ):Īaron Lufkin Dennison was born in Freeport, Maine (USA) in 1812, the son of Colonel Andrew Dennison and Lydia Lufkin. Anyway, before coming to any firm conclusions, here is his story, shortened in a way that makes for a readable and concise article. However, not all authorities have placed him in the exalted position of 'watch history hero,' and so I might have to pleading his case towards the end of this topic. The Wikipedia entry for Aaron Dennison introduces him as, 'an American watchmaker and businessman who founded a number of companies.' If ever there was an understatement then that quote has to take an award because Dennison was actually a very important figure in watchmaking history and a man of never-ending enterprise.
