Richard Watts
Richard Watts (1529–1579) was a successful businessman and MP for
Rochester,
South East England, in the 1570s. He supplied rations for the
English Navy as deputy victualler and supervised the construction of
Upnor Castle. After Queen
Elizabeth I pronounced his house was (Latin for 'enough') after a visit in 1573, the house was thereafter known as Satis House. Famed locally for his philanthropy, he died on 10 September 1579, leaving money in his will to establish the
Richard Watts Charity and Six Poor Travellers House in Rochester High Street. He is buried, in accordance with his will, in
Rochester Cathedral.
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