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Mr John Moore CHANTER (1845 - 1931)

Date of Birth: 11/02/1845 Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Date of Death: 09/03/1931 Place of Death: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Parliament Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 29 Oct 1885 11 Jun 1901 15yr(s) 7mth(s) 14day(s) Member for Murray 29 Oct 1885 26 Jan 1887 1yr(s) 2mth(s) 29day(s) 12th (1885 - 1887) Member for Murray 26 Feb 1887 19 Jan 1889 1yr(s) 10mth(s) 25day(s) 13th (1887 - 1889) Member for Murray 28 Jan 1889 6 Jun 1891 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 10day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Murray 29 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 28day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Deniliquin 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Deniliquin 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Deniliquin 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Secretary for Mines 17 Jan 1889 7 Mar 1889 1mth(s) 19day(s) Glen Innes Markets Leasing Bill Committee No.33 16 Apr 1886 20 May 1886 1mth 5days 12th (1885 - 1887) Mr Henry Arthur Hough Committee No.47 11 Jun 1886 8 Jul 1886 28days 12th (1885 - 1887) Conditional Purchases on Pericoota Run Committee No.50 18 Jun 1886 25 Oct 1886 4mths 8days 12th (1885 - 1887) Penrith Water and Gas Supply Committee No.61 13 Aug 1886 18 Aug 1886 6days 12th (1885 - 1887) Thomas Thompson’s Conditional Purchase made at Moama Committee No.12 29 Mar 1887 12 Jul 1887 3mths 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Chairman Conditional Purchases on Pericoota Run Committee No.11 29 Mar 1887 13 Jul 1887 3mths 15days 13th (1887 - 1889) Crisp’s Enabling Bill Committee No.13 31 Mar 1887 15 Apr 1887 16days 13th (1887 - 1889) Hay and Deniliquin Tramway Bill Committee No.26 2 Jun 1887 30 Jun 1887 29days 13th (1887 - 1889) Thomas Thompson’s Conditional Purchase made at Moama Committee No.14 7 Oct 1887 1 Dec 1887 1mth 25days 13th (1887 - 1889) Chairman Parry’s Conditional Purchase on Currugundi and Warren South Runs Committee No.24 8 Nov 1887 31 May 1888 6mths 24days 13th (1887 - 1889) Combination Trucks Committee No.25 8 Nov 1887 20 Jul 1888 8mths 13days 13th (1887 - 1889) Robert Munford’s Conditional Purchases, parish of Metz Committee No.38 20 Dec 1887 24 Jul 1888 7mths 5days 13th (1887 - 1889) The Chinese Committee No.37 20 Dec 1887 24 Jul 1888 7mths 5days 13th (1887 - 1889) Silverton Tramway Act Amending Bill Committee No.45 29 Feb 1888 22 Mar 1888 23days 13th (1887 - 1889) Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund Bill Committee No.8 20 Nov 1888 17 Jan 1889 1mth 29days 13th (1887 - 1889) Robert Munford’s Conditional Purchases made at Molong Committee No.21 3 Jul 1889 17 Jul 1889 15days 14th (1889 - 1891) McIlveen & Clift’s Conditional Purchase Committee No.22 1 Jul 1890 30 Sep 1890 2mths 30days 14th (1889 - 1891) Claims of William Tom, James Tom and JHA Lister as the first discoverers of gold in Australia Committee No.27 26 Aug 1890 18 Dec 1890 3mths 23days 14th (1889 - 1891) Hay and Deniliquin Tramway Bill Committee No.34 23 Sep 1890 13 Nov 1890 1mth 22days 14th (1889 - 1891) Conditional Purchase made by Maurice Bush, District Urana Committee No.46 16 Dec 1890 20 Dec 1890 5days 14th (1889 - 1891) Claims of William Tom, James Tom, and J.H.A Lister, as the first Discoverers of Gold in Australia Committee No.15 25 Aug 1891 2 Sep 1891 9days 15th (1891 - 1894) Selection made by Martin Tully Committee No.8 17 Sep 1895 17 Oct 1895 1mth 1day 17th (1895 - 1898) Elections and Qualifications. Committee No. 5 17 Oct 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 8mths 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Case of Staff Sergeant W.Jiffkins Committee No.11 30 Jun 1896 26 Aug 1896 1mth 28days 17th (1895 - 1898) Senior Sergeant Vaughan’s Reduction and Removal from Narrandera Committee No.24 8 Sep 1896 29 Oct 1896 1mth 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Chairman Selection made by James Connelly, at Tamworth Committee No.35 20 Oct 1896 11 Nov 1896 23days 17th (1895 - 1898) Nyngan Town Hall (Mortgage) Bill Committee No. 22 17 Nov 1897 10 Dec 1897 24days 17th (1895 - 1898) Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 6 22 Jun 1898 8 Jul 1898 17days 17th (1895 - 1898) Case of Thomas Buckley, Public Works Department Committee No. 7 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 10 Oct 1898 23 Dec 1898 2mths 14days 18th (1898 - 1901) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 21 Feb 1899 30 Mar 1899 1mth 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 11 Apr 1899 21 Apr 1899 11days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claims of Mrs Guilfoyle, widow of the late Forester at Moama Committee No.13 24 Oct 1899 23 Nov 1899 1mth 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Thomas Buckley – Public Works Department Committee No.17 7 Nov 1899 20 Dec 1899 1mth 14days 18th (1898 - 1901) Administration of the Military Department Committee No.14 26 Jul 1900 1 Nov 1900 3mths 7days 18th (1898 - 1901)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined 1900; left over conscription in 1916. Then joined the Nationalist Party.

Community Activity

Foundation Secretary of the Victorian Farmers Union in 1878. Member of the New South Wales Chamber of Mines. Introduced the Australian Natives' Association to New South Wales and was its first President in 1900-1901. Founder of the Masonic Club, Sydney. First Mayor of Moama in 1891.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Auctioneer and Commercial Agent. Educated at Albert House Academy and the Collegiate School of St Peter, Adelaide. Finished his education at the Model Training Institution, Melbourne, when his parents moved there in 1857. Was an auctioneer and commercial agent when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Worked on his father's farm and on rented land at Tylden, where he became a general storekeeper. In 1874, he selected 320 acres at Rochester in Victoria. In 1881, moved to Moama, New South Wales, and became an auctioneer and commercial agent. Director of the Murray River Stock Company. Started the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, race course and jockey club.

Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held

Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for Riverina 1901 - 1922.

Personal

Son of John and Elizabeth Moore. Father was a shoemaker and later a publican and farmer. Married Mary Ann Clark on 16 November 1863 at Campbell's Creek, Victoria and they had 6 sons and 4 daughters. His son, Major John Courtenay Chanter, was also a Member of the legislative Assembly. Retired to Caulfield, Victoria. Church of England.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7 A Biographical Register of the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1972.

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