Austin Chapman
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The Honourable Sir Austin Chapman KCMG |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Eden-Monaro |
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In office 29 March 1901 – 12 January 1926 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Perkins |
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10 July 1864 Near Bowral, New South Wales |
| Died | 12 January 1926 (aged 61) Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Protectionist (1901–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–26) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine O'Brien |
| Relations | Albert Chapman (brother) |
| Children | James Austin Chapman John Austin Chapman |
| Occupation | Company director |
Sir Austin Chapman KCMG (10 July 1864 – 12 January 1926), Australian politician, was a member of several early federal ministries. He was born in Bong Bong near Bowral, New South Wales and educated at Marulan Public School and was apprenticed as a saddler at an early age. In about 1884 he went into business as a publican, storekeeper and auctioneer in Queanbeyan, and later became an investor and company director.
In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as MLA for Braidwood. Like most politicians from the southern border regions of New South Wales, he was an active supporter of federation of the Australian colonies.
In 1901 Chapman was elected to the first House of Representatives as MP for the Division of Eden-Monaro (his brother Albert succeeded him as the member for Braidwood in the New South Wales Parliament). A Protectionist, he was Minister for Defence in the first ministry of Alfred Deakin (1903–04), Postmaster-General in the second Deakin ministry (1905–08), and Minister for Trade and Customs from 1907–08. After a long period on the backbench as a result of a stroke in 1909, which paralysed one of his arms, he was appointed Minister for Trade and Customs and Minister for Health in the Bruce government in February 1923. He was criticised by both Nationalists and the Country Party and he resigned in May 1924 on the grounds of ill health and was subsequently made a KCMG.
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