John S. Watson (New Jersey politician) John S. Watson (New Jersey politician) John S. Watson (August 14, 1924 – June 15, 1996) was an African-American Democratic Party politician who served six terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 15th Legislative District. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Watson served with the United States Merchant Marine fleet during World War II. In 1970, Watson became the first African-American elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders in Mercer County, New Jersey. In 1977, he became the President of the Board. For 12 years, Watson was a member of the New Jersey State Assembly, where he
S. J. Watson Media interest in "Before I Go to Sleep" was considerable and Watson himself was the subject of a profile in the "Sunday Times" before its UK publication and "The Wall Street Journal" before its US publication. Watson has been profiled by Bookseller+Publisher and has also appeared on BBC Radio 4's Front Row being interviewed by Kirsty Lang. He has also been interviewed by Simon Mayo when "Before I Go to Sleep" was chosen as his bookclub book of the month. S. J. Watson Steve "S. J." Watson (born 1971) is an English writer. He debuted in 2011 with the thriller