John Chatham (politician)

He was born in Napoleons to farmer James Chatham and Margaret Hanlon.

He worked in various sawmills and as a contractor before buying land at Rokewood Junction and becoming a leading wheat farmer.

He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at a by-election in 1913, representing Grenville as a member of the Labor Party.

He was expelled for supporting conscription in the 1916 Labor split, and did not run for re-election in 1917.

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