Thomas Drinkwater Chataway (6 April 1864 – 5 March 1925) was an

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, he was educated at

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before migrating to Australia in 1881, where he became a grazier and sugar mill-owner in

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and then

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. He was a leader among Queensland cane growers, sitting on

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and serving as mayor in 1904. In 1906 he was elected to the

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as an

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Senator for Queensland. He joined the

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when it formed in 1909. Chataway was defeated in 1913, after which he became a journalist in

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. He died on at his home in

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Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia Commonwealth Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Members of the Australian Senate Journalists from Melbourne 1864 births 1925 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School 20th-century Australian politicians People from Wealden District {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub