Brook Watson

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Brook Watson was an 18th-century British merchant and politician, famously depicted as a youth surviving a shark attack in John Singleton Copley’s painting "Watson and the Shark."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
baronet
human
merchant
burialPlace London NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1735-02-07
dateOfDeath 1807-10-02
depictedBy John Singleton Copley NERFINISHED
depictedIn Watson and the Shark NERFINISHED
educatedAt Blue Coat School NERFINISHED
employer British government NERFINISHED
hasPart amputation of right leg
hasTitle 1st Baronet
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor being subject of the painting Watson and the Shark
service as Lord Mayor of London
surviving a shark attack as a youth
mayoralTermEnd 1797
mayoralTermStart 1796
memberOfPoliticalParty Tory Party NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
nobleTitle Baronet of London
notableWork role in provisioning the British army during the American Revolutionary War
occupation merchant
politician
soldier
parliamentaryTerm MP for the City of London
parliamentaryTermEnd 1793
parliamentaryTermStart 1784
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Plymouth NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Lord Mayor of London NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
commissary general
religion Church of England
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
significantEvent election as Lord Mayor of London
loss of right leg to shark attack
shark attack in Havana harbour

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Watson and the Shark mainSubject Brook Watson
Watson and the Shark commissionedBy Brook Watson
Watson and the Shark depictsPerson Brook Watson