soon to become William IV, who presented him with a knighthood in 1831. Beatty also became prominent figure in London's business and scientific community, becoming a director of the Clerical and Medical Insurance Company and of the London and Greenwich Railway, using his accumulated wealth to create a large collection of books and manuscripts. Retirement and death Beatty retired in July 1839, at the age of 66, and in recognition of his 41 years in service was awarded a pension of £200 per annum. He settled at 43 York Street, Paddington, London, and served as a member of the organising committee for the building of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. Beatty died in York Street on 25 March 1842 of acute bronchitis, unmarried. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in an unmarked vault, at his own request. A memorial plaque identifying his grave was erected in the 1990s by the 1805 Club, a society dedicated to maintaining the memory of the men of Trafalgar. Media Beatty was portrayed by Francis Magee in the 2005 Channel 4 documentary Trafalgar: Battle Surgeon, which focused on his actions during that battle. Beatty's instrument case can be seen at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. References Notes Bibliography External links The Death of Lord Nelson, 1807, by William Beatty from Project Gutenberg 1773 births 1842 deaths 19th-century Irish medical doctors Medical doctors from Derry (city) Military personnel from Derry (city) Ulster Scots people Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars 18th-century Irish medical doctors Irish surgeons Fellows of the Royal Society Horatio Nelson Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery Irish military doctors Royal Navy Medical Service officers Deaths from bronchitis Alumni of the University of St Andrews British military writers Knights Bachelor