Nationality Scottish Australian Role Australian Politician Died December 4, 1924 | Occupation Miner Party Australian Labor Party Name David Watson Resigned June 30, 1917 | |
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Born 14 February 1870
Lanarkshire, Scotland ( 1870-02-14 ) | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
David Watson (14 February 1870 – 4 December 1924) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Lanarkshire, he migrated as a child to Australia, where he received a primary education. He became a miner in Newcastle and President of the Northern District Miners' Union. In 1914, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from New South Wales. He held the seat until his defeat in 1917. Watson died in 1924.
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