Chris Watson

John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941), commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician, was the third Prime Minister of Australia. He was the first prime minister from the Australian Labour Party (the spelling of 'Labour' was changed to 'Labor' in 1912), and the first Labour Party prime minister in the world. He was elected to parliament at the first federal election in March 1901. The Caucus chose him as the inaugural par... more

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  • Apr 9, 1867

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  • Nov 18, 1941 (age 74 years)

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  • Jan 29, 1901
  • Dec 12, 1906
  • Apr 27, 1904
  • Aug 18, 1904
  • Dec 12, 1906
  • Feb 19, 1910
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