Preceded by New seat Full Name John Watts Died November 18, 1902 Succeeded by Robert Ramsay Role Legislator | Preceded by Thomas Moffat Name John Watts Succeeded by William Henry Groom Nationality English Australian | |
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Born 27 February 1821
Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England ( 1821-02-27 ) Spouse(s) Jane Lambie Nelson (m.1854 d.1863), Caroline Sophia (nee Cochrane) (m.1868) | ||
John Watts (27 February 1821 – 18 November 1902) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.
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Politics
Watts was a member of the first Parliament of Queensland, representing the seat of Drayton and Toowoomba from 2 May 1860 till his resignation due to ill health on 26 July 1862. He was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 8 April 1864 and resigned on 31 October 1864 due to having been elected as the member for Western Downs from 2 November 1864 till 18 June 1867.
Later life
Watts returned to England in 1867 and died at Wimborne, Dorset in 1902.
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