Editing Thomas J. Watson (section)

===Post-World War II===
[[File:Thomas J. Watson - National Portrait Gallery.jpg|thumb|Watson in 1950]]

Watson worked with local leaders to create a college in the [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] area, where IBM was founded and had major plants. In 1946, IBM provided land and funding for Triple Cities College, an extension of [[Syracuse University]]. Later it became known as Harpur College, and eventually evolved into [[Binghamton University]]. 

After World War II, Watson began work to further the extent of IBM's influence abroad and in 1949, he created the IBM World Trade Corporation in order to oversee IBM's foreign business.<ref>[http://www.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/icons/ibmworldtrade/ "The Creation of the World Trade Corporation"]. IBM. Retrieved January 28, 2012.</ref>

Watson retired in May 1956 and his oldest son, [[Thomas J. Watson Jr.]], became IBM's CEO.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watson Yields I.B.M. Helm at 82. Son, 42, Is Elected Chief Executive of Company |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/05/09/archives/watson-yields-ibm-helm-at-82-son-42-is-elected-chief-executive-of.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 9, 1956 }}</ref> Watson Sr. died on June 19, 1956, in [[Manhattan, New York City]]<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Thomas J. Watson Sr. Is Dead. I.B.M. Board Chairman Was 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/06/20/archives/thomas-j-watson-sr-is-dead-ibm-board-chairman-was-82-worlds.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 20, 1956 }}</ref> and was buried in [[Sleepy Hollow Cemetery]] in [[Sleepy Hollow, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Famous Interments |url=https://sleepyhollowcemetery.org/about-us/famous-interments/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |language=en-US}}</ref>