Thomas Chataway

Thomas Chataway
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 January 1907 – 30 June 1913
Personal details
Born(1864-04-06)6 April 1864
Wartling, Sussex, England
Died5 March 1925(1925-03-05) (aged 60)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyAnti-Socialist (1907–09)
Liberal (1909–13)
RelativesJames Vincent Chataway (brother), Gertrude Chataway (sister)
OccupationGrazier

Thomas Drinkwater Chataway (6 April 1864 – 5 March 1925) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Wartling, Sussex, he was educated at Charterhouse School before migrating to Australia in 1881, where he became a grazier and sugar mill-owner in New South Wales and then Queensland. He was a leader among Queensland cane growers, sitting on Mackay Council and serving as mayor in 1904. In 1906 he was elected to the Australian Senate as an Anti-Socialist Senator for Queensland. He joined the Commonwealth Liberal Party when it formed in 1909. Chataway was defeated in 1913, after which he became a journalist in Melbourne.[1]

He died on 5 March 1925(1925-03-05) (aged 60) at his home in Toorak, Victoria.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Harrison, Jennifer. "CHATAWAY, Thomas Drinkwater (1864–1925)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Thomas Drinkwater Chataway". Historic Interments. Brighton Cemetery. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2008.


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