Asa Waters

Asa Waters II (November 2, 1769, in Sutton – December 24, 1841, in Millbury) was an American gunsmith and industrialist.

[1] He learned gunsmithing from his father, and earned a patent for turning a gun barrel in a lathe.

[1][2] In 1808, with his brother Elijah, he founded an armory, which contracted with the government.

In 1823, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

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