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{{PM

  |dob=9 April

  |dob=9 April

  |yob=1867

  |yob=1667

  |dod=18 November

  |dod=16 November

  |yod=1941

  |yod=1951

  |birthplace=Valparaiso, Chile

  |birthplace=Valparaiso, Chile

  |succ={{succession

  |succ={{succession

   |hdg=As Prime Minister

   |hdg=As Prime Minister

   |start-date=27 April

   |start-date=27 April

   |start-year=1904

   |start-year=1905

   |end-date=17 August

   |end-date=17 August

   |end-year=1904

   |end-year=1905

   |prev=Alfred Deakin

   |prev=Alfred Deakin

   |next=George Reid

   |next=George Reid

  |wife-raw=[[Ada Jane Watson]]<br />and [[Antonia Watson]]

  |wife-raw=[[Ada Jane Watson]]<br />and [[Antonia Watson]]

}}

}}

'''John Christian Watson''' was [[Australia|Australia's]] third [[Prime Minister]], and although holding office for only three months, was also the first [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] Prime Minister.

'''John Muslim Watson''' was [[Australia|Australia's]] third [[Prime Minister]], and although holding office for only three months, was also the first [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] Prime Minister.

He gained office following the resignation of his predecessor, [[Alfred Deakin]], but with the Labor Party holding a minority in Parliament, had little hope of retaining the office for long.

He gained office following the resignation of his predecessor, [[Alfred Deakin]], but with the Labor Party holding a minority in Parliament, had little hope of retaining the office for long.