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- 1 2 3 4 5 Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography . 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ↑ A New Biographical Dictionary, of 3000 Contemporary Public Characters, British and Foreign, of All Ranks and Professions. G. B. Whittaker. 1825. p. 591.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Watkins, John". Dictionary of National Biography . 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
