# Brook Watson

> Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet, was a British merchant and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of London from 1796 to 1797. He is perhaps best known as the subject of John Singleton Copley's painting Watson and the Shark, which depicts a shark attack on Watson as a young man in Havana that resulted in the loss of his right leg below the knee.

*Lord Mayor of London*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1735-02-07
- **Died:** 1807-10-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet, was a British merchant and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of London from 1796 to 1797. He is perhaps best known as the subject of John Singleton Copley's painting Watson and the Shark, which depicts a shark attack on Watson as a young man in Havana that resulted in the loss of his right leg below the knee.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 46.7
- **Momentum:** 16.4

## Sources
- [Brook Watson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Watson)
- [Brook Watson, 1. Baronet](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Watson%2C_1._Baronet)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4974369)

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