Background
Born at Calcutta on 15 October 1826, he was son of Henry Cecil Watts, head clerk in the police office there, and his wife Emily Weldon.
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Henry Watts
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He was educated at a private school in Greenwich, and than at Exeter grammar school.
Career
At age 20 he returned to Calcutta. After working as a journalist for some years, Watts went to Australia in search of an elder brother who had gone to the gold-diggings. After an unsuccessful venture in mining, he joined the staff of the Melbourne Argus, and became its editor in 1859.
Back in England, Watts worked for a short-lived Liberal newspaper at York, where he contracted small-pox.
He moved on to London, and around 1868 joined the Standard, acting as leader-writer and sub-editor in the colonial and literary departments. At this period he was also home correspondent for the Melbourne Argus.
Watts occupied rooms in Pall Mall before settling at 52 Bedford Gardens, Campden Hill. Unmarried, he died of cancer on 7 November 1904.
Membership
He was an original member of the Savile Club, and visited Spain with his friend Carlisle Macartney.
