William Alexander Watt was an Australian politician. He served two terms as Premier of Victoria before entering federal politics in 1914. He then served as a minister in the government of Billy Hughes from 1917 to 1920, including as acting prime minister during World War I, and finally as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1923 to 1926.

William Morris Hughes was an Australian politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923. He led the country during World War I, and his influence on national politics spanned several decades. He was a member of the federal parliament from Federation in 1901 until his death in 1952, and is the only person to have served for more than 50 years. He represented six political parties during his career, leading five, outlasting four, and being expelled from three.