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{{PM
|dob=9 April
|yob=1867
|dod=18 November
|yod=1941
|birthplace=Valparaiso, Chile
|prec=Alfred Deakin
|succ=George Reid
|party=Australian Labor Party
|wife-raw=[[Ada Jane Watson]]<br />and [[Antonia Watson]]
}}
'''John 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.
== Source ==
* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/john_watson/ John Watson]
{{Australian Prime Ministers}}
|dob=9 April
|yob=1867
|dod=18 November
|yod=1941
|birthplace=Valparaiso, Chile
|prec=Alfred Deakin
|succ=George Reid
|party=Australian Labor Party
|wife-raw=[[Ada Jane Watson]]<br />and [[Antonia Watson]]
}}
'''John 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.
== Source ==
* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/john_watson/ John Watson]
{{Australian Prime Ministers}}