Chris Watson
John Christian Watson (c. 9 April 1867 - 18 November 1941), known as Chris Waston, was the third Prime Minister of Australia. He was the first Prime Minister from the Labor Party. He was Prime Minister for only four months.
John Chris Watson | |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 27 April 1904 – 18 August 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Deakin |
| Succeeded by | George Reid |
| Constituency | Bland (New South Wales) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 9 April 1867 Valparaiso, Chile |
| Died | 18 November 1941 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Labor |
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| Barton | Deakin | Watson | Reid | Fisher | Cook | Hughes | Bruce | Scullin | Lyons | Page | Menzies | Fadden | Curtin | Forde | Chifley | Holt | McEwen | Gorton | McMahon | Whitlam | Fraser | Hawke | Keating | Howard | Rudd | Gillard | Abbott | |
Chris Watson Media
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Chris Watson, Prime Minister of Australia
- Chris Watson portrait and autograph.jpg
Signed photograph of Watson
- J. C. Watson - T. Humphrey & Co (cropped).jpg
Australian politician Chris Watson
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The Watson Ministry, 1904
[Portrait of John Watson] [picture] 1908. 1 photograph : gelatin silver, sepia toned ; 13.9 x 9.2 cm. Part of Members of the Australian Labor Party, Third Commonwealth Parliament, 15 December 1908
Parliament House portrait of Watson by John Longstaff, 1915
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Bust of Chris Watson by sculptor Wallace Anderson located in the Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens