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Bird Chapman | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from theNebraska Territory's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Napoleon Giddings |
| Succeeded by | Fenner Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bird Beers Chapman (1821-08-24)August 24, 1821 Salisbury,Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1871(1871-09-21) (aged 50) Put-in-Bay,Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Bird Beers Chapman (August 24, 1821 – September 21, 1871) was an American politician and lawyer from theNebraska Territory; born inSalisbury, Connecticut, August 24, 1821; attended the public schools; studied law; wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice in Elyria,Lorain County, Ohio; moved to the Territory of Nebraska and settled inOmaha, Nebraska; was editor of the Omaha Nebraskan 1855-1859; elected as a Democrat to theThirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857); unsuccessfully contested the election of Fenner Ferguson to theThirty-fifth Congress; died at Put in Bay,Ottawa County, Ohio, September 21, 1871; interment in Ridgelawn Cemetery,Elyria, Ohio.
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| Preceded by | Delegate to theU.S. House of Representatives from theNebraska Territory's at-large congressional district 1855–1857 | Succeeded by |