John Watt (politician)

John Brown Watt
Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
11 September 1861 (1861-09-11) – 20 April 1867 (1867-04-20)
In office
11 September 1874 (1874-09-11) – 22 March 1890 (1890-03-22)
Personal details
Born(1826-05-26)26 May 1826
Died28 September 1897(1897-09-28) (aged 71)
PartyFree Trade Party
ChildrenOswald Watt
RelativesGeorge Holden (father-in-law)
Susan Rankine (née Watt) (granddaughter)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
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John Brown Watt, MLC (16 May 1826 – 28 September 1897) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in Sydney, and he was a board member of the Imperial Federation League in London. He was the founder of the Hospital for Sick Children, Glebe, and a director of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and a director of the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary, and a director of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, and a director of the Union Bank of Australia (now the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited).