Sam Watson
Samuel William "Sam" Watson (born 16 November 1952) is an Australian Aboriginal activist and a socialist politician. He is the grandson of Sam Watson who was of the Birri Gubba tribe. His grandfather worked in ring-barking camps and saved enough money to hire a lawyer to release him from the Aboriginal Protection Act. He was one of the first Aboriginal people to achieve this status. Watson's son is the poet Samuel Wagan Watson.
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| Birth date | November 16, 1952 |
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