page_title: William Watt (Australian politician)
section_title: Later life
hierarchical_section_title: William Watt (Australian politician) / Later life
caption_attribution_description: William Watt, Australian politician, with his wife Emily
context_page_description: William Alexander Watt 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.
context_section_description: Watt was chairman of several companies which operated out of his base in Collins House, Melbourne, including the Silverton Tramway Company and Qantas. He was partly disabled by a stroke in 1937 and died in his home in Toorak, survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
caption: Watt and his second wife Emily (née Seismann)
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