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
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died28 September 1897(1897-09-28) (aged 71)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Citizenship Australia
Political partyFree Trade
ChildrenOswald Watt
Parents
  • Alexander Hamilton Watt (father)
  • Margaret Watt (née Gilchrist) (mother)
RelativesGeorge Holden (father-in-law)
Susan Watt (granddaughter)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

John Brown Watt (16 May 1826 – 28 September 1897) was a Scottish-born Australian businessman, banker, and politician. Watt was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in Sydney and a board member of the Imperial Federation League in London. He was also a director of the Union Bank of Australia (now the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited) and the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. And he was a director of the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary, and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, as well as the founder of the Hospital for Sick Children, Glebe.

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