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Samuel Watlington

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Samuel Watlington (fl. 1688-1711) was a cloth merchant and leading citizen of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. He held the office of Mayor of Reading in 1695 and 1711. In 1688, he and his wife Anne had Watlington House, reputed to be the oldest surviving secular building in Reading, built.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "A Brief History of Watlington House". Trustees of Watlington House. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. ^ Phillips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading. Countryside Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-905392-07-8.
  3. ^ "Haunted Reading". BBC. July 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2018.