About John Watson
Lived 1883 – 1944 (aged 60). John Watson was a military personnel.
Sir John Charles Watson, (9 July 1883 – 8 February 1944) was an advocate and sheriff from Scotland. He served from 1929 to 1931 as Solicitor General for Scotland in Ramsay MacDonald's second Labour Government.
A long-standing activist in the Scottish Liberal Party, his political ambitions were thwarted after his military service in World War I. Instead he built a successful legal practice, and grew closer to the Labour Party, leading to his appointment in 1929 as a law officer.
Early life
Watson was born in Paisley on 9 July 1883. His father Henry C. Watson (died 1929)
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Who was John Watson?
Scottish Historic Figure (1883–1944)
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John Watson was born on 9 July 1883.
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John Watson died on 8 February 1944.
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John Watson was a military personnel.
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