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Sir Austin CHAPMAN (1864 - 1956)
- Date of Birth: 10/07/1864
- Place of Birth: Bong Bong, near Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Death: 12/01/1956
- Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Parliament | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 24 Jun 1891 | 11 Jun 1901 | 9yr(s) 11mth(s) 19day(s) | | |
| Member for Braidwood | 24 Jun 1891 | 25 Jun 1894 | 3yr(s) 2day(s) | 15th (1891 - 1894) |  |
| Member for Braidwood | 17 Jul 1894 | 5 Jul 1895 | 11mth(s) 19day(s) | 16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Member for Braidwood | 24 Jul 1895 | 8 Jul 1898 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Member for Braidwood | 27 Jul 1898 | 11 Jun 1901 | 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Case of Staff Sergeant W.Jiffkins Committee No.13 | 24 Apr 1891 | 9 May 1894 | 3yrs 16days | 16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.7 | 5 Oct 1892 | 18 Oct 1892 | 14days | 15th (1891 - 1894) | |
| William Stafford, ex Mounted Sergeant of Police Committee No.23 | 12 Apr 1893 | 12 May 1893 | 1mth 1day | 15th (1891 - 1894) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.5 | 27 Sep 1893 | 8 Dec 1893 | 2mths 12days | 15th (1891 - 1894) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.5 | 23 Jan 1894 | 11 Jun 1894 | 4mths 20days | 16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Refreshment Committee No. 4 | 29 Aug 1894 | 5 Jul 1895 | 10mths 7days | 16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Amendment of the Mining Laws. Committee No. 12 | 27 Nov 1894 | 5 Jul 1895 | 7mths 9days | 16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Appropriation Bill. Committee No. 15 | 21 Dec 1894 | 5 Jul 1895 | 6mths 15days | 16th (1894 - 1895) | |
| Refreshment. Committee No. 4 | 20 Aug 1895 | 8 Jul 1898 | 2yrs 10mths 19days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Crown Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association Bill Committee No.14 | 6 Nov 1895 | 28 Nov 1895 | 23days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Wellington Show Ground Hill Committee No.15 | 12 Nov 1895 | 3 Dec 1895 | 22days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| City and North Sydney Railway Bill Committee No.16 | 12 Dec 1895 | 19 Dec 1895 | 8days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.4 | 14 May 1896 | 16 Nov 1896 | 6mths 3days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Old Age Pension Committee No.9 | 16 Jun 1896 | 16 Sep 1896 | 3mths 1day | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Case of Staff Sergeant W.Jiffkins Committee No.11 | 30 Jun 1896 | 26 Aug 1896 | 1mth 28days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| City and North Sydney Tunnel Roadway Bill Committee No.14 | 1 Jul 1896 | 14 Jul 1896 | 14days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Ryan’s Conditional Purchase in the Wagga Wagga Land District Committee No.21 | 4 Aug 1896 | 10 Sep 1896 | 1mth 7days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Claim of Mr. Alfred J.Hack Committee No.28 | 22 Sep 1896 | 16 Nov 1896 | 1mth 26days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.4 | 28 Apr 1897 | 10 Dec 1897 | 7mths 13days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Refreshment Committee No. 3 | 28 Jun 1898 | 8 Jul 1898 | 11days | 17th (1895 - 1898) | |
| Refreshment Committee No. 5 | 25 Aug 1898 | 23 Dec 1898 | 3mths 29days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| City and North Sydney Connection Bill Committee No. 11 | 20 Sep 1898 | 23 Dec 1898 | 3mths 4days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Case of Sydney Cooper as to Mining under a Road, parish of Clive, county of Gough Committee No. 17 | 27 Oct 1898 | 23 Dec 1898 | 1mth 27days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.3 | 21 Feb 1899 | 30 Mar 1899 | 1mth 10days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.6 | 2 Aug 1899 | 10 Oct 1899 | 2mths 9days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Claim of James and Patrick Guihan of Kangaroo Valley Committee No.19 | 21 Nov 1899 | 30 Nov 1899 | 10days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Yass Roman Catholic Church Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.24 | 21 Dec 1899 | 22 Dec 1899 | 2days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Refreshment Committee No.3 | 20 Jun 1900 | 5 Dec 1900 | 5mths 16days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
| Municipal District of Inverell Reduced Area Bill Committee No.13 | 24 Jul 1900 | 18 Oct 1900 | 2mths 25days | 18th (1898 - 1901) | |
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Political Party Activity
He was the first Government Whip in the Commonwealth Parliament in 1901- 1903.
Community Activity
Member of the Braidwood Literary Institute. Secretary of Braidwood Hospital. Secretary of Braidwood Railway League. Attended the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Represented Australia, New Zealand and Fiji at the International Postal Union Congress in Rome in 1906. Chairman of the Royal Commission which recommended old age pensions in 1906. Commissioner for the Australian section of the British Empire Exhibition in London, 1923- 1924.
Member of the Commonwealth Board of Trade 1923- 1926.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Publican, businessman and auctioneer. Educated at Marulan Public School. Was a businessman when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Apprenticed to a saddler at Marulan at the age of 14 and then worked at Goulburn and Mudgee. By 1885, he operated the Chapman's Hotel, Bungendore. In 1887, moved to Sydney as managing partner of the firm Chapman and Company. His partner E W O'Sullivan was at that time a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Queanbeyan. (He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 12th to 21st Parliaments. Twice held Ministerial positions.) At the same time, Chapman kept the Emu Inn in Bathurst St, Sydney.
In October 1889, his partnership with O'Sullivan dissolved and he opened the Royal Hotel, Braidwood. Established himself in business as an auctioneer and commercial agent. Was also an investor and director of local dredging companies including Araluen Central Gold Dredging Company, Redbank Gold Dredging Company and Victorian Araluen Dredging Company. Raced his own horses.
Moved his auctioneering and commercial agent's business to Sydney, after selling the Royal Hotel at Braidwood to his brother-in-law. He established households in Sydney and Melbourne but visited Braidwood regularly.
Honours Received
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) June 1924.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for Eden-Monaro 1901 - 1926.
Personal
Son of Richard, a wheelwright and publican, and Monica Kean. Married Catherine O'Brien of Belle Vue Station on 23 October 1894 and had issue, 2 sons and 2 daughters. In 1909, he was paralysed in one arm, after suffering a stroke. His brother, Albert Chapman, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Estate was valued at probate for £34,811. Roman Catholic.
Additional Information
References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume seven;
Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901;
A Biographical Register of the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1972.
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