Duncan Watson

Duncan John Reay Watson (4 November 1867 – 30 October 1948) was a solicitor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the brother of journalist and writer John Reay Watson.

Biography Watson was born at Timaru, New Zealand, to parents John Dalton Watson and his wife Mary Annie (née Mackay) and educated in Queensland at Maryborough State School and Maryborough Grammar School. He commenced work as an apprentice builder with his father and then became a teacher at Maryborough Central State School. He next worked for the Bank of NSW in northern and central Queensland. to the Toowong Cemetery.

Political career After the death of serving member, Francis Kates, in 1903, He held the seat for less than a year, being beaten at the 1904 state election by the Ministerial candidate, Francis Grayson.

He stood at the 1920 state election as an independent Country Party candidate for the seat of Stanley but was well beaten by both other candidates. He later joined the Australian Labor Party, and unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of Maranoa at the 1934 federal election.