Robert Watson (Canadian politician)

Robert Watson (April 29, 1853 – May 19, 1929) was an industrialist and political figure in Manitoba, Canada.

Watson sat for Portage la Prairie division in the Senate of Canada from 1900 to 1929.

He was born in Elora, Canada West, the son of George Watson and Elizabeth McDonald, both natives of Scotland, and became a millwright there.

He served two years as a member of the town council for Portage la Prairie before entering federal politics.

Watson resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1892 to enter provincial politics.