Frederick Thomas Derham (8 January 1844 – 12 March 1922) was an Australian politician. Born in

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to auctioneer Thomas Plumley Derham and Sarah Ann Watts, he arrived in

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in 1856 and entered the business world, eventually becoming a biscuit manufacturer. In 1864 he married Ada Maria Anderson in Melbourne, with whom he had four children; he later married Frances Dodd Swallow in 1878, with whom he had five children. In 1883 he was elected to the

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as the member for

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, shifting to

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in 1889; he served as

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from 1886 to 1890. Subsequently, he was president of the Chamber of Manufacturers from 1897 to 1903 and of the Employers' Federation from 1901 to 1904. Derham died at

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in 1922.

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1844 births 1922 deaths Colony of Victoria people Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly English emigrants to colonial Australia Politicians from Somerset Australian postmasters {{Australia-politician-stub