Robert Watson (September 1, 1863 – May 4, 1930) was a civil servant and political figure in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1897 to 1900, from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1913 as a Conservative and later as a member of the People's Party. He was born in

Hant's Harbour Hant's Harbour ( NST) is an incorporated town located on the east side of Trinity Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has a population of 318 according to the 2021 Canadian census. Geogra ...

, the son of

Ellis C. Watson Ellis Cornish Watson (1843''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915'' – December 12, 1906) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador H ...

. He served in the Executive Council as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs from 1897 to 1900 and colonial secretary from 1909 to 1913. Watson was manager of the Newfoundland Savings Bank from 1913 to 1916. He served as private secretary to the Governor of Newfoundland from 1916 to 1930. He died in St. John's at the age of 66. Watson was a founding member of the FOMOWA Fishing Club (FO for Forks Pool on the Grand River and Foote, Samuel J, founding member; MO for Monroe, Walter S and Morey, J, founding members, and WA for Watson, Hon. Robert and Warren, William Robertson, founding members).

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* Newfoundland People's Party MHAs 1863 births 1930 deaths Dominion of Newfoundland politicians Newfoundland Colony people Colonial Secretaries of Newfoundland {{Newfoundland-politician-stub