William Watt (Australian politician)
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William Alexander Watt (23 November 1871 – 13 September 1946) was an Australian politician. He served two terms as Premier of Victoria before entering federal politics in 1914. He then served as a minister in the government of Billy Hughes from 1917 to 1920, including as acting prime minister during World War I, and finally as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1923 to 1926.
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William Watt | |
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Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
In office 28 February 1923 – 12 January 1926 | |
Preceded by | Elliot Johnson |
Succeeded by | Littleton Groom |
Treasurer of Australia | |
In office 27 March 1918 – 27 July 1920 | |
Prime Minister | Billy Hughes |
Preceded by | John Forrest |
Succeeded by | Joseph Cook |
24th Premier of Victoria | |
In office 22 December 1913 – 18 June 1914 | |
Preceded by | George Elmslie |
Succeeded by | Alexander Peacock |
In office 18 May 1912 – 9 December 1913 | |
Preceded by | John Murray |
Succeeded by | George Elmslie |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Balaclava | |
In office 5 September 1914 – 5 July 1929 | |
Preceded by | Agar Wynne |
Succeeded by | Thomas White |
Personal details | |
Born | (1871-11-23)23 November 1871 Barfold, Victoria, British Empire |
Died | 13 September 1946(1946-09-13) (aged 74) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Victorian Liberals (to 1914) Commonwealth Liberal (1914–1917) Nationalist Party (from 1917) |
Spouses | Florence Carrighan
(m. 1894; died 1896)Emily Seismann (m. 1907) |
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