Was honoured on a postage stamp bearing his portrait issued by Australia Post
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Chris Watson
John Christian Watson was an Australian politician who served as the third prime minister of Australia from April to August 1904. He held office as the inaugural federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1901 to 1907 and was the first member of the party to serve as prime minister.
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politics · Prime Minister of Australia in 1904 · politician · trade unionist · head of government · also Chris Watson, The Honourable John Christian Watson, John Christian Watson, John Christian Tanck, Watson
Born 9 April 1867 · Died 18 November 1941 · Q23347
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1941· 1 entry
Died 1941-11-18.
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1936· 1 entry
Became the inaugural chairman of petrol retailer Ampol
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1931· 1 entry
Was state president of the Australian Industries Protection League and supported the Scullin government's high-tariff policies
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1927· 1 entry
Had one daughter, Jacqueline Dunn née Watson
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1923· 1 entry
When the NRA was reorganised into the NRMA, and would retain the position for the rest of his life
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1907· 1 entry
Citing family concerns, and left parliament at the 1910 election
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1906· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Australian House of Representatives (1906–1910).
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1905· 1 entry
Watson drafted a new plank for the ALP platform calling for "an Australian sentiment based upon the maintenance of racial purity"
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1904· 3 entries
Labour under Watson doubled their vote at the 1903 federal election and continued to hold the balance of power despite all three parties holding about the same number of seats
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Australia (1904–1904).
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Career landmark: Treasurer of Australia (1904–1904).
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1901· 4 entries
Watson was elected to the House of Representatives at the inaugural federal election
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To 50 percent in 1910, after a majority of the Protectionist Party merged with the Anti-Socialist Party, creating the Commonwealth Liberal Party which received 45 percent
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“the larger and more important one”
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Career landmark: member of the Australian House of Representatives (1901–1906).
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1894· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1894–1901).
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1893· 1 entry
And 1894, he worked hard to resolve the debate over the solidarity pledge and established the Labour Party's basic practices, including the sovereignty of the party conference, caucus solidarity, the pledge required of p
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1886· 1 entry
And became prominent in the local labour movement
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1868· 1 entry
Watson moved to New Zealand with his mother, returning to her family on the South Island
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1867· 1 entry
Born 1867-04-09.
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