William Hogg Watt (1818–1893) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.

Wellington Provincial Council

Watt was elected to the Wellington Provincial Council at the

1853 New Zealand provincial elections The 1853 New Zealand provincial elections were the first elections in New Zealand to elect members and superintendents to the newly created Provinces of New Zealand. The elections were held between July and September 1853, at the same time as t ...

, representing

Wanganui and Rangitikei Wanganui and Rangitikei was a parliamentary electorate that existed from 1853 to 1860, represented by two Members of Parliament. Population centres The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, passed by the British government, allowed New Zealand to ...

Member of Parliament

He represented the Rangitikei electorate from to 1868 when he resigned, being replaced by William Fox. He then represented the

Wanganui Whanganui, also spelt Wanganui, is a list of cities in New Zealand, city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest nav ...

electorate from to 1884 when he was defeated.

Mayor of Wanganui

Hogg was elected as the first Mayor of Wanganui in 1872, serving until in 1881 when he was succeeded by

Gilbert Carson Gilbert Carson may refer to: * Gilbert Carson (American football) (1901–1988), college football coach * Gilbert Carson (politician) (1842–1924), Member of Parliament in New Zealand {{hndis, Carson, Gilbert ...

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1818 births 1893 deaths New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Mayors of Wanganui Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-mayor-stub