Sir Frederick Beilby Watson, KCH, FRS (1773–11 July 1852) was a British courtier.
Watson was the son of William Watson, who was Ranger of Books (i.e. librarian) at the Treasury, and Elizabeth, née Beilby. [1] In 1805 he became Paymaster of the 1st The Royal Dragoons. [2] On 1 July 1815, he was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to The Prince Regent. [3] Prior to that appointment he had been Private Secretary to the Duke of Cumberland. [3]
In 1819 Watson was appointed a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. [4] He was promoted to Knight Commander and appointed a Knight Bachelor in 1827 and became Master of the Household that year, an office he held during the reigns of George IV, William IV and the early days of Victoria. [1] [5] In 1843, he anonymously had published Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of Shakespeare, Compared with Sacred Passages Drawn from Holy Writ. [6]
On 11 July 1852, Watson died at his home on New Place, St John's Wood, aged 80. [1] He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. [7]
Sir Frederick Beilby Watson, KCH, FRS (1773–11 July 1852) was a British courtier.
Watson was the son of William Watson, who was Ranger of Books (i.e. librarian) at the Treasury, and Elizabeth, née Beilby. [1] In 1805 he became Paymaster of the 1st The Royal Dragoons. [2] On 1 July 1815, he was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to The Prince Regent. [3] Prior to that appointment he had been Private Secretary to the Duke of Cumberland. [3]
In 1819 Watson was appointed a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order. [4] He was promoted to Knight Commander and appointed a Knight Bachelor in 1827 and became Master of the Household that year, an office he held during the reigns of George IV, William IV and the early days of Victoria. [1] [5] In 1843, he anonymously had published Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of Shakespeare, Compared with Sacred Passages Drawn from Holy Writ. [6]
On 11 July 1852, Watson died at his home on New Place, St John's Wood, aged 80. [1] He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. [7]