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'''Daniel Chater''' (17 November 1870 – 25 May 1959) was a British [[Labour and Co-operative]] politician.<br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Daniel Chater was born in [[Lambeth]], London, on 17 November 1870<ref>1939 Register.</ref> into a working-class family. After leaving school he worked as a clerk on the [[London Stock Exchange]] for more than 30 years. Chater was a member of the Co-operative movement, eventually becoming chairman of the Co-operative Political Committee. He was also a member of the [[GMB (trade union)|National Union of General and Municipal Workers]] and was an active trades union worker for 25 years before becoming a Member of Parliament in 1929. He lost his last job at the Stock Exchange because of his socialist views. During the First World War he was actively involved in the movement for the production of the nation's food at home.<ref name=nominations>{{Cite news|date=24 May 1929|title=Hammersmith Nominations|work=Acton Gazette|page=2|url=}}</ref><ref name=obituary>{{Cite news|date=30 May 1959|title=Obituary|work=The Times}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
In both the [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923 general election]] and the [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924 general election]] Chater stood for parliament as the Labour candidate for [[Ilford]]. Although he was unsuccessful on both occasions, he managed to double the Labour vote in Ilford in 1924. The [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]] saw him become the Labour Member of Parliament for [[Hammersmith South (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith South]], but his majority was only 412 votes and he lost the seat in the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 general election]]. In the [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935 general election]] he was voted in as the Member of Parliament for [[Bethnal Green North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bethnal Green North East]], and he held this seat until the constituency was abolished in 1950. He did not stand for parliament again after that. He died in Essex on 25 May 1959.<ref name=nominations/><ref name=obituary/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
In 1893, Chater married Kate Wood from Stratford, London.<ref>England & Wales Marriage Register.</ref> They had eight children, the eldest of whom, Daniel, died in infancy. Their other children were: Sidney, Eric, Kate, Eva, Alfred, Cyril and Percy.<ref>Register of Civil Births in England & Wales.</ref><br />
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