Life Summary - Sir William Watt (Bill) Leggatt - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Leggatt, Sir William Watt (Bill) (1894–1968)

	Leggatt, Sir William Watt (Bill) (1894–1968)
Born	23 December 1894 Malekula Island , Vanuatu
Died	27 November 1968 Heidelberg, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Occupation*	soldier (1915-1916) Federal, Australia solicitor (1921-1940) Victoria, Australia army officer (1934-1946) Federal, Australia prisoner of war (Australian) (1942-1945) Federal, Australia barrister (1947-1956) Victoria, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1947-1956) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1947-1956) Victoria, Australia agent-general (1956-1964) Overseas

* Dates are approximate