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Sam Watson (other)
Sam Watson or Samuel Watson may refer to: Arts *Samuel Watson (sculptor) (1662–1715), sculptor in wood and stone *Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972), Aboriginal Australian poet *Sam Watson (political activist) (1952–2019), Aboriginal Australian novelist, filmmaker and political activist Sport *Sam Watson, 1966 Irish winner of Fitchburg Longsjo Classic bicycle race *Sam Watson (climber) (born 2006), American speed climber *Samuel Watson (cyclist) (born 2001), English cyclist *Sam Watson (equestrian) (born 1985), Irish equestrian Other people *Sam Watson (politician) (born 1978), US politician *Sam Watson (trade unionist) (1898–1967), English coalminers' leader *Samuel Watson (horologist) (fl. c. 1687–c. 1710), Sheriff of Coventry and manufacturer of the first stopwatch *Samuel C. Watson (1832–1892), U.S. druggist, doctor, and civic leader *Samuel E. Watson (died 1847), U.S. Marine Corps officer {{hndis, Watson, Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Watson (sculptor)
Samuel Watson (1662–1715), an English sculptor in wood and stone, was a native of Heanor, Derbyshire. He was employed at Chatsworth House between 1690 or 1691 and 1711. Family and work Watson was born in Heanor, the son of a husbandman of Heanor, and his wife, Bridget, née Townsend. He was baptised there on 2 December 1662. Little is known of his early life. His grandson, White Watson, stated in a memoir that Samuel Watson "was a pupil of Mr. Charles Oakey, carver, in the parish of St Martin's in the Fields."A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660–1851Retrieved 19 July 2016./ref> Oakey was employed by the Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, 1st Duke of Beaufort on the remodelling of Badminton House in 1683. Watson is known to have worked at Burghley House and at Sudbury Hall. Also working at Badminton, Burghley and Sudbury was Grinling Gibbons, who had a great influence on Watson's work.Trevor Brighton, "Watson, Samuel (baptised 1662, died 1715)", ''Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |