# John Chanter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Chanter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Chanter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chanter > Source revision: 1347604545 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian politician}} {{for|his son, the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|John Courtenay Chanter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) | image = John Chanter, Australian politician in c.1901.jpg | constituency_MP = [Riverina](/source/Division_of_Riverina) | parliament = Australian | predecessor1 = ''New seat'' | successor1 = [Robert Blackwood](/source/Robert_Blackwood_(Australian_politician)) | term_start1 = 29 March 1901 | term_end1 = 16 December 1903 | predecessor2 = Robert Blackwood | successor2 = [Franc Falkiner](/source/Franc_Falkiner) | term_start2 = 18 May 1904 | term_end2 = 31 May 1913 | predecessor3 = Franc Falkiner | successor3 = [William Killen](/source/William_Wilson_Killen) | term_start3 = 5 September 1914 | term_end3 = 16 December 1922 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1845|2|11}} | birth_place = [Adelaide, South Australia](/source/Adelaide%2C_South_Australia) | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1931|3|9|1845|2|11}} | death_place = [Caulfield, Victoria](/source/Caulfield%2C_Victoria) | spouse = | party = [Protectionist](/source/Protectionist_Party) (1901–09)
[Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) (1909–17)
[Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia) (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](/source/Protectionist_Party), as well as the [Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) and the [Nationalist Party of Australia](/source/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia). ==Early life== Chanter was born in [Adelaide, South Australia](/source/Adelaide%2C_South_Australia),{{cite web |author=Parliament of Australia Exhibitions |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/exhibitions/pogg/members/chanter.htm |title=John Moore Charter |publisher=aph.gov.au |access-date=2010-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222145214/http://aph.gov.au/exhibitions/pogg/members/chanter.htm |archive-date=22 December 2010 }} 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](/source/Melbourne%2C_Victoria) in 1856. Chanter was a storekeeper and farmer and in 1878, he became the first secretary of the [Victorian Farmers' Union](/source/Victorian_Farmers'_Union). In 1881 he moved to [Moama](/source/Moama%2C_New_South_Wales), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), as an auctioneer and commission agent where he was prominent in establishing the [Australian Natives' Association](/source/Australian_Natives'_Association) in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), and became its first president in 1900. ==Colonial politics== Chanter's political career began in 1885 when he was elected to the [New South Wales Legislative Assembly](/source/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly) as the Member for [Murray](/source/Electoral_district_of_Murray). He served the electorate for the three consecutive terms before becoming the Member for [Deniliquin](/source/Electoral_district_of_Deniliquin) in 1894. He held the position of Secretary for Mines in the second Dibbs Ministry from 17 January 1889 to 7 March 1889.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=854 |name=Mr John Moore Chanter (1845-1931) |former=Yes |access-date=4 May 2019}} ==Federal politics== Chanter was noted for his democratic views,{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Rydon |first=Joan |authorlink=|year=1979|id2=chanter-john-moore-5553 |title= Chanter, John Moore (1845-1931) |accessdate=5 May 2019}} and was a supporter of [Edmund Barton](/source/Edmund_Barton) in the lead-up to the [Federation of Australia](/source/Federation_of_Australia). In [1901](/source/1901_Australian_federal_election) he was elected to the seat of [Riverina](/source/Division_of_Riverina) in the first [Australian Parliament](/source/Australian_Parliament), as a member of the [Protectionist Party](/source/Protectionist_Party). He was subsequently elected as the inaugural [chairman of committees](/source/Chairman_of_Committees_(Australian_House_of_Representatives)).{{cite news|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/House_of_Representatives/Powers_practice_and_procedure/Practice7/HTML/Appendices/Appendix3|title=Appendix 3—Deputy Speakers|work=House of Representatives Practice|publisher=Parliament of Australia|edition=7th|access-date=15 February 2020}} Chanter lost Riverina in [1903](/source/1903_Australian_federal_election) to the [Free Trade Party](/source/Free_Trade_Party) candidate [Robert Blackwood](/source/Robert_Blackwood_(Australian_politician)), but regained it in the [1904 by-election](/source/1904_Riverina_by-election) after a petition to the [High Court](/source/High_Court_of_Australia). Chanter opposed the Fusion of 1909, and (together with [Sir William Lyne](/source/William_Lyne)) he did not join the [Commonwealth Liberal Party](/source/Commonwealth_Liberal_Party). Chanter instead joined the [Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party), declaring his beliefs as closer to Labor than the Commonwealth Liberals. He again lost Riverina to [Franc Falkiner](/source/Franc_Falkiner), the Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate in the [1913 election](/source/1913_Australian_federal_election), but he regained the seat for Labor in [1914](/source/1914_Australian_federal_election). He subsequently returned as chairman of committees, which position he held until 1922. His cumulative service of over 10 years remained a record for the position until surpassed by [Philip Lucock](/source/Philip_Lucock) in 1971. As a result of the dispute over [conscription](/source/conscription) in 1916, Chanter left the Labor Party and, together with several other former Labor members, as well as the Commonwealth Liberal Party, formed the [Nationalist Party](/source/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia)—thus reuniting him with several of his former Protectionist colleagues. He retained Riverina until the [1922 election](/source/1922_Australian_federal_election), when he was defeated by [William Killen](/source/William_Wilson_Killen), candidate for the new [Country Party](/source/National_Party_of_Australia). He was the first Member of the House of Representatives to have been defeated three times in the same seat. He was praised as a local member and, though he rarely contributed to political debate, his views were always held strongly. ==Personal life== Chanter married Mary Ann Clark in 1863, and although she died in 1920, she was survived by six sons and four daughters. After his departure from politics, Chanter retired to [Caulfield, Victoria](/source/Caulfield%2C_Victoria), where he died in 1931, and was buried in [Brighton Cemetery](/source/Brighton_Cemetery). One of his sons, [John Courtenay Chanter](/source/John_Courtenay_Chanter) (1881–1962), served in [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and later became a member of the [New South Wales Legislative Assembly](/source/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly), representing the division of [Lachlan](/source/Electoral_district_of_Lachlan) for the [Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_(New_South_Wales_Branch)).{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=1351 |name=Major John Courtenay Chanter (1881-1962) |former=Yes |access-date=4 May 2019}} ==References== {{reflist}} *{{cite Australasia|Chanter, John Moore}}   {{s-start}} {{s-par|au-nsw-la}} {{succession box | title=Member for [Murray](/source/Electoral_district_of_Murray) | before=[Alexander Wilson](/source/Alexander_Wilson_(New_South_Wales_politician)) | after=[James Hayes](/source/James_Hayes_(Australian_politician)) | alongside=[Barbour](/source/Robert_Barbour_(New_South_Wales_politician)) | years=1885–1894}} {{succession box | title=Member for [Deniliquin](/source/Electoral_district_of_Deniliquin) | before=New seat | after=[Joseph Evans](/source/Joseph_Evans_(Australian_politician)) | years=1894–1901}} {{s-par|au}} {{s-new|division}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for [Riverina](/source/Division_of_Riverina)|years=1901–1903}} {{s-aft|after=[Robert Blackwood](/source/Robert_Blackwood_(Australian_politician))}} {{s-bef|before=[Robert Blackwood](/source/Robert_Blackwood_(Australian_politician))}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for [Riverina](/source/Division_of_Riverina)|years=1904–1913}} {{s-aft|after=[Franc Falkiner](/source/Franc_Falkiner)}} {{s-bef|before=[Franc Falkiner](/source/Franc_Falkiner)}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for [Riverina](/source/Division_of_Riverina)|years=1914–1922}} {{s-aft|after=[William Killen](/source/William_Wilson_Killen)}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanter, John}} Category:1845 births Category:1931 deaths Category:Protectionist Party members of the Parliament of Australia Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Category:Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Riverina Category:Australian farmers Category:Australian auctioneers Category:Protectionist Party politicians Category:Burials at Brighton General Cemetery Category:Australian MPs 1901–1903 Category:Australian MPs 1903–1906 Category:Australian MPs 1906–1910 Category:Australian MPs 1910–1913 Category:Australian MPs 1914–1917 Category:Australian MPs 1917–1919 Category:Australian MPs 1919–1922 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Chanter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chanter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chanter?action=history)). 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