About John Chatham
Lived 1866 – 1925 (aged 58). John Chatham was a politician.
John Chatham (16 October 1866 – 28 February 1925) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Napoleons to farmer James Chatham and Margaret Hanlon. He worked in various sawmills and as a contractor before buying land at Rokewood Junction and becoming a leading wheat farmer. On 25 August 1897 he married Ellen McGrath, with whom he had four children. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at a by-election in 1913, representing Grenville as a member of the Labor Party. He was expelled for supporting conscription in the 1916 Labor split, and did not run for re-election in 1917. Chatham died in 1925 in Ballarat.
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Who was John Chatham?
Australian politician (1866-1925)
When was John Chatham born?
John Chatham was born on 16 October 1866.
When did John Chatham die?
John Chatham died on 28 February 1925.
What was John Chatham's occupation?
John Chatham was a politician.
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· DBpedia: John Chatham (politician)
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