Francis Clifford Watt (20 July 1896 – 8 April 1971) was a
Unionist Party politician, advocate and sheriff in
Scotland
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.
He was elected as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Edinburgh Central at a
by-election in December 1941, and held the seat until his defeat at the
1945 general election
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Africa
* 1945 South-West African legislative election
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* 1945 Indian general election
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* 1945 Fremantle by-election
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by the
Labour Party candidate.
He was qualified as an advocate and a Member of the Scottish Bar, and was awarded
King's Counsel (KC) on 20 August 1946. He served as
Sheriff of Caithness, Sutherland, Orkney & Zetland from 1952 until his transfer as
Sheriff of Stirling, Dumbarton and Clackmannan
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in 1961. He held that position until his death in 1971.
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1896 births
1971 deaths
Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies
UK MPs 1935–1945
20th-century King's Counsel
Scottish sheriffs
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