Watson, Sir Charles, 1st Bt

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Watson, Sir Charles, 1st Bt
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(1751 - 1844), o. s. of Adml. Charles Watson; cr. Bt.1760 in recognition of his father's service; Ch.Ch. Oxf. 1769; All Souls Oxf. MA 1778; m. 1789 Juliana Copley.


1775 Rome (he sat to Batoni for a portrait dated 1775; sold Sotheby's, 14 Jul. 1993)


He was possibly the 'Walson' / 'Waston' listed in Florence on 3 June and in Venice on 26 June 1775, see Crosbie 1775.