Robertson William Watson graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1861 and also as a Licenciate of the Society of Apothocaries (LSA). He set up practice in Lancaster; he was Honorary Surgeon at Lancaster General Dispensary and Infirmary, and Assistant Surgeon to the First Duke’s Own Royal Lancashire Militia.

Painting of Dr. William Watson by his brother, John Dawson Watson.

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