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David Watson (footballer Born 1896)
David Watson may refer to: Politics * David Watson (New South Wales politician) (1870–1924), Australian Senator * David Watson (Queensland politician) (born 1945), Australian politician * David K. Watson (1849–1918), American politician; US Representative from Ohio Sport * David Watson (1920s rugby league) (1900–1982), Australian rugby player * David Watson (coach) (born 1976), American football coach * David Watson (cricketer) (1919–1943), English cricketer * David Watson (footballer, born 1946), English footballer of the 1970s and 1980s, played for Sunderland A.F.C. * David Watson (footballer, born 1973), English football goalkeeper of the 1990s, played for Barnsley F.C. * David Watson (rugby union) (1854–1906), Scotland international rugby union player * Dave Watson (born 1961), English footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, played for Everton F.C. * Dave Watson (American football) (born 1941), professional American football player * Dave Watson (cyclist) (born 1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Watson (New South Wales Politician)
David Watson (14 February 1870 – 4 December 1924) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate from 1914 to 1917, representing the state of New South Wales. Watson was born in Rutherglen in Scotland, and migrated to Australia at 15, settling in the Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle suburb of Lambton, New South Wales, Lambton. He was a miner there for sixteen years, spent some years with the Australian Baptist Home Mission in the Dungog, New South Wales, Dungog area, then returned to mining at Newcastle. Watson was working in the Pelaw-Main Colliery when he became president of the Northern District Miners' Union during the 1909 miners' strike, succeeding Peter Bowling. He remained in the role until his election to the Senate, with the abolition of the afternoon shift in the mines being a major achievement during this time. Watson was also a long-term temperance advocate and Baptist lay preacher. He was an uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |