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William Lee was born in Newport, County Tipperary on 2 December 1941, the eldest of five children to John and Delia Lee. He attended primary school at the Convent of Mercy Boys' National School and secondary school at Rockwell College.
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Waterford Township maintains its own police and fire departments. The Waterford Police Department was founded in 1953. Frank VanAtta was appointed the first Waterford Chief of Police, earning a yearly salary of $5,500. William Stokes was a long-time chief who had some 30 years of service before retiring in 1985.
Billy Kenneally (1925–2009), Fianna Fail politician, twice Mayor of Waterford; Thomas Kyne (1905–1981), Labour Party politician; George Lennon (1900–1991), vice commanding officer, West Waterford I.R.A. (1919–1922) Patrick Little (1884–1963), Fianna Fail politician, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs; Thaddeus Lynch (1901–1966), Fine ...
Waterford was a large agricultural town in the 19th century, having mostly sheep farms. Waterford was also widely known for its granite industry that lasted from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Graniteville is a district in Waterford that is named after this industry. The area today known as Crystal Mall was also home to granite quarries.
The mayor of Waterford wears a traditional gold chain during official duties. The links on the chain commemorate individual past mayors, though the families of the mayors themselves are responsible for providing each link. Thus the number of links is far less than the total number of past mayors.
James Joseph Richardson (December 26, 1935 – September 16, 2023) [1] [2] was an African-American man who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in 1968 for the October 1967 mass murder of his seven children.