William Watt (Australian politician)

The Right Honourable William Watt
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 28 February 1923 – 12 January 1926
Preceded by	Elliot Johnson
Succeeded by	Littleton Groom
Treasurer of Australia
In office 27 March 1918 – 27 July 1920
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	John Forrest
Succeeded by	Joseph Cook
24th Premier of Victoria
In office 22 December 1913 – 18 June 1914
Preceded by	George Elmslie
Succeeded by	Alexander Peacock
In office 18 May 1912 – 9 December 1913
Preceded by	John Murray
Succeeded by	George Elmslie
Member of the Australian Parliament for Balaclava
In office 5 September 1914 – 5 July 1929
Preceded by	Agar Wynne
Succeeded by	Thomas White
Personal details
Born	(1871-11-23)23 November 1871 Barfold, Victoria, British Empire
Died	13 September 1946(1946-09-13) (aged 74) Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Victorian Liberals (to 1914) Commonwealth Liberal (1914–1917) Nationalist Party (from 1917)
Spouses	Florence Carrighan ​ ​ (m. 1894; died 1896)​ Emily Seismann ​ (m. 1907)​

William Alexander Watt (23 November 1871 – 13 September 1946) was an Australian politician. He served two terms as Premier of Victoria before entering federal politics in 1914. He then served as a minister in the government of Billy Hughes from 1917 to 1920, including as acting prime minister during World War I, and finally as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1923 to 1926.