Hamish Watt was a Scottish politician, farmer and writer.
12 Facts About Hamish Watt
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Hamish Watt was the SNP MP for Banffshire from 1974 to 1979, and was later Rector of the University of Aberdeen and a councillor.
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Hamish Watt was born on 27 December 1925 in Keith, Scotland.
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Hamish Watt contested Caithness and Sutherland as the Conservative candidate in 1966.
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Hamish Watt then switched to the Scottish National Party, contesting Banffshire in 1970.
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Hamish Watt was elected as Member of Parliament for the Banffshire seat in the Feb 1974 general election, holding it until the 1979 election.
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Hamish Watt was later a regional and district councillor with Moray District Council, and Grampian Regional Council from 1985 to 1990.
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Hamish Watt sought reselection as an SNP candidate in the Grampian region, but was turned down by the party.
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Hamish Watt was Rector of the University of Aberdeen from 1985 to 1988.
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Hamish Watt was parodied as "Hamish Banff" in the 7:84 theatre company's play Little Red Hen.
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Hamish Watt was awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Aberdeen in 1988.
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Hamish Watt died aged 88, at his home in Portgordon, on 12 April 2014.