William Hogg Watt

William Hogg Watt (1818–1893) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.

Watt was elected to the Wellington Provincial Council at the 1853 New Zealand provincial elections, representing Wanganui and Rangitikei.

[1] He represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1866 to 1868 when he resigned, being replaced by William Fox.

[2] Hogg was elected as the first Mayor of Wanganui in 1872,[3] serving until in 1881 when he was succeeded by Gilbert Carson.

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William Hogg Watt during the 1870s
The Watt Fountain in Victoria Avenue. The fountain was built in honour of William Hogg Watt.