John Watts (Australian politician)

John Watts (27 February 1821 – 18 November 1902) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.[1] Watts managed the Eton Vale station with Arthur Hodgson and later took it over.[2]

John Watts
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Drayton and Toowoomba
In office
2 May 1860  26 July 1862
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Groom
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
8 April 1864  31 October 1864
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Western Downs
In office
2 November 1864  18 June 1867
Serving with James Taylor
Preceded byThomas Moffat
Succeeded byRobert Ramsay
Personal details
Born
John Watts

(1821-02-27)27 February 1821
Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Died18 November 1902(1902-11-18) (aged 81)
Wimborne, Dorset, England
NationalityEnglish Australian
Spouse(s)Jane Lambie Nelson (m.1854 d.1863), Caroline Sophia (née Cochrane) (m.1868)
OccupationFarmer

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.[1]

Later life

Watts returned to England in 1867 and died at Wimborne, Dorset in 1902.[1]

gollark: I think `lts_length` is technically capable of causing segfaults in some situations too.
gollark: ```c#define REP(x) x x x x#define T1 "a"#define T2 REP(T1)#define T3 REP(T2)#define T4 REP(T3)#define T5 REP(T4)#define T6 REP(T5)#define T7 REP(T6)```This was part of my failed plan to implement hyperoperations in the preprocessor.
gollark: I said length TERMINATED.
gollark: ```cchar * lts_to_nullterminated(const char * apioform) { uint32_t len = lts_length(apioform); char * bee = malloc(len + 1); memcpy(bee, apioform, len); bee[len] = 0; // for purposes only return bee;}```Gaze upon my wondrous code.
gollark: Gibson, did YOU see and immediately integrate into all projects LTSes?

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. French, Maurice (2010). "Squatters and Separation: A Synoptic Overview" (PDF). Queensland History Journal. 20 (13): 804–819. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Drayton and Toowoomba
18601862
Succeeded by
William Henry Groom
Preceded by
Thomas Moffat
Member for Western Downs
18641867
Served alongside: James Taylor
Succeeded by
Robert Ramsay
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