James Douglas Watt (April 26, 1914
The son of William Watt and Annabelle Milliken, Watt was educated at Hillview schools, and worked as a farmer. In 1936, he married Rossie Grace Smeltz. He was an active freemason, and became deputy reeve of Pipestone municipality in 1958. His tenure in office was short-lived, as the Progressive Conservatives lost power to the New Democratic Party following the 1969 election.
Watt increased his own majority in the 1969 election, as Liberal support declined throughout the province (the NDP did not have a strong support base in Arthur). He was re-elected again by a significant margin in the 1973 election, and retired in 1977.