George Watson (1852–1923) was mayor of Brisbane,Queensland,Australia in 1892.
George Watson was born in Glasgow,Scotland on 11 April 1852,the son of George Watson,senior,and his wife Elizabeth (née Lindsay). [1] Aged 10 years old,he immigrated to Brisbane on the ship Ocean Chief with his father. He attended the Brisbane Normal School. [2]
George Watson married Harriett Barnes,daughter of John Barnes and his wife Lydia (née Allwood),on 7 November 1877 in Brisbane. [1] The couple had nine children:
Their son Norman Mayor Watson was a lance corporal in the Australian Imperial Forces in World War I and was killed in action on 5 April 1918. He was buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension,near Albert,France. [3]
George Watson died of pneumonia after a short illness on the evening of Thursday 21 June 1923. . [1] [2] He was buried in Toowong Cemetery. His widow Harriett died in 1926. [1]
At age 13 was apprenticed as a plumber to his father. When his father retired in 1880,the business was taken over by George and his brothers Thomas,James and John Douglas. [2]
George Watson was an alderman of Brisbane from 1891 to 1896 (East Ward) and was elected mayor on Saturday 6 February 1892. [4] Due to the need for continuing leadership during severe flooding,his term was extended in 1893 (normally a new election for mayor would have occurred in early 1893). [2]
He served on the following committees: [5]
Perhaps reflecting his trade as a plumber,George Watson was passionate about the importance of introducing a sewerage system into Brisbane. [6]
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