Norman William Kater

Sir Norman William Kater MB, ChM (18 November 1874–18 August 1965) was a medical practitioner, pastoralist and member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1] He was born into a socially prominent rural family. His father Henry Kater also was a member of the Legislative Council,[2] and his grandfather William Forster was Premier of New South Wales.[3] He served as a member of the Legislative Council for 30 years, from 1921 to 1955. He was educated at All Saints College, Bathurst, and Sydney Grammar School. He read medicine at the University of Sydney He served during first world war with the Red Cross and was appointed a Chevalier de La Legion d'Honneur.[4] He also served as the President of the Australian Club.[5]

His commercial appointments included the Chairman of Co-operative Wool and Produce Co. Ltd, and a director of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (1924-49), the Graziers' Co-operative Shearing Co Ltd (Grazcos) (from 1919), Globe Worsted Mills Ltd (from 1927) and Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company (from 1933).[5] He was president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales 1922–1927.

Kater was knighted in 1929 for his service as "Chairman of the Federal Pastoral Advisory Committee".[6]

His grandson Dugald Munro,[7] was a member of federal parliament.[8]

  1. ^ "Sir Norman William Kater, MB, ChM (1874–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Mr Henry Edward Kater (1841–1924)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 30942". The London Gazette. 8 October 1918. p. 11856.
  5. ^ a b Rutledge, Martha (1983). "Kater, Sir Norman William (1874–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Knight Bachelor (Imperial) entry for Mr Norman William Kater". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 March 1929. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
    "No. 33493". The London Gazette. 10 May 1929. p. 3124.
  7. ^ "Obituary: William Ranald Munro". Balonne Beacon. 17 March 1938.
  8. ^ "Part 6 - Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Members of the House of Representatives since 1901" (PDF). Handbook of the 42nd Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 30 September 2008. p. 474. Retrieved 23 June 2020.