Background
He was the son of General E.D. Watson of Bengal Army.
He was the son of General E.D. Watson of Bengal Army.
Watson received his education at Haileybury College, Hertford, England and was the Straits Settlements Civil Service cadet in 1883, Private Secretary to Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, 1884- 1885. Officer of Land Office, Malacca (1887), British Resident of Perak (1913 - 1919).
Watson married Sydney Francis Vivien Presgrave. He died in 1926.