Charles Chapman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Loren P. Waldo |
| Succeeded by | James T. Pratt |
| United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| President | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | William S. Holabird |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Stoadard |
| Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1864 1862 1847–1848 1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1799-06-21)June 21, 1799 |
| Died | August 7, 1869(1869-08-07) (aged 70) |
| Party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Litchfield Law School |
Charles Chapman (June 21, 1799 – August 7, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served a term as aU.S. Representative fromConnecticut.
Born inNewtown, Connecticut, Chapman studied at theLitchfield Law School, where his father, Asa Chapman, had also studied. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice inNew Haven, Connecticut, in 1827. He moved toHartford in 1832 and became editor of theNew England Review.[1][2]
Chapman served as a member of theConnecticut House of Representatives in 1840, 1847, and 1848, representing Hartford, and asUnited States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1841 to 1848.[2]
A supporter ofAndrew Jackson's successfulcampaign for President in 1827–28, Chapman subsequently became aConservative and later aWhig.[1] In 1848 he ran unsuccessfully for election to theThirty-first Congress. He was elected as a Whig to theThirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853).[2]
He was an unsuccessful candidate forgovernor of Connecticut as aTemperance candidatein 1854.[2]
Chapman was again elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1862 and 1864, as aDemocrat.[2]
Chapman was married to Sarah Tomlinson. He died in Hartford, Connecticut, on August 7, 1869, and was interred inCedar Hill Cemetery.[1][3]
His sonCharles R. Chapman served as mayor of Hartford and in both houses of the Connecticut legislature.[4]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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