Henry Anderson Watt (28 February 1863 – 2 December 1929) was a British barrister and

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Member of Parliament, who represented Glasgow College from 1906 to 1918. From Glasgow, Watt was educated at Glasgow High School,

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, and the

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(MA), Watt was called to the English bar at

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in 1896. He did not practice at the bar but went in business in Glasgow, following his father, as a yarn merchant. He was a JP for Argyllshire. Watt was returned for Glasgow College in 1906 and held the seat until the 1918 general election, when his constituency was abolished as part of electoral reform. Watt stood for Glasgow Maryhill but came bottom of the poll. He later contested

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at the 1923 general election, but Watt finished last place out of just two candidates, failing to defeat the sitting Labour MP Neil Maclean in what was a safe seat for the Labour Party. His son was the film director

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* 1863 births 1929 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of Gray's Inn British barristers Alumni of the University of Glasgow People educated at the High School of Glasgow People educated at Bellahouston Academy Scottish justices of the peace Scottish businesspeople {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub