Brook Watson
Lord Mayor of London · Politicians · Lived 1735 to 1807 · aged 72
Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet, was a British merchant and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of London from 1796 to 1797.
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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.
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Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1735 to 1807 · aged 72
