Thomas Watt (other)
Thomas Watt may refer to: * Thomas Watt (politician), South African politician *Tom Watt (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey scout and coach *Tom Watt (actor), English actor, writer and broadcaster * Tommy Watt, Scottish jazz bandleader *Thomas Watt, prosecution witness, see Kenneth Littlejohn See also * Thomas Watts (other) *Thomas Watt Gregory *Thomas Watt Hamilton The Dunblane massacre took place at Dunblane Primary School in Dunblane, near Stirling, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton killed 16 pupils and one teacher and injured 15 others before killing himself. It remains the ...

Thomas Watt (politician)
Sir Thomas Watt Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG (18571947) was a South African politician and cabinet minister. Early life and education Watt studied at the University of Glasgow and became a lawyer. In 1883, he emigrated to Natal (region), Natal and settled in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Dundee. Political career After serving Britain in the Anglo-Boer War, Watt was elected to the Natal Legislative Assembly and became minister of justice and education for the colony and, later from 1908 to 1909, he was appointed as a member of the National Convention which drafted the South Africa Act 1909, South African Act, enabling the Union in 1910. After the unification, he served as the minister of posts and public works in Louis Botha's cabinet. He later served in various capacities under Botha and Jan Smuts, holding positions such as minister of public welfare, home affairs and railways. His political career ended when the South African Party lost pow ...
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