John Chanter
| John Chanter | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Riverina |
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In office 29 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Robert Blackwood |
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In office 18 May 1904 – 31 May 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Blackwood |
| Succeeded by | Franc Falkiner |
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In office 5 September 1914 – 16 December 1922 |
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| Preceded by | Franc Falkiner |
| Succeeded by | William Killen |
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11 February 1845 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 9 March 1931 (aged 86) Caulfield, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Protectionist (1901–09) Labor (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–22) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
John Moore Chanter (11 February 1845 – 9 March 1931) was an Australian politician, farmer and commission agent. He was a member of the Protectionist Party, as well as the Australian Labor Party and the Nationalist Party of Australia.
Chanter was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was the son of John Chanter and Elizabeth née Moore. He was educated at the Albert House Academy and the Collegiate School of St Peter in Adelaide, as well as at the Model Training Institution when his family relocated to Melbourne in 1856. Chanter was a storekeeper and farmer and in 1878, he became the first secretary of the Victorian Farmers' Union.
In 1881 he moved to Moama, New South Wales, as an auctioneer and commission agent where he was prominent in establishing the Australian Natives' Association in New South Wales, and became its first president in 1900.
His political career began in 1885 when he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Member for Murray. He served the electorate for the three consecutive terms before becoming the Member for Deniliquin in 1894. He held the position of Secretary for Mines in the second Dibbs Ministry from 17 January 1889 to 7 March 1889.
Chanter was noted for his democratic views, and was a supporter of Edmund Barton in the lead-up to the Federation of Australia. In 1901 he was elected to the seat of Riverina in the first Australian Parliament, as a member of the Protectionist Party.
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