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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brook Watson canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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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
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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
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | MP for the City of London ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1793 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1784 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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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
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loss of right leg to shark attack ⓘ shark attack in Havana harbour ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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