Charles Chapman (Connecticut politician)
Charles Chapman | |
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United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
In office 1841–1844 | |
President | John Tyler |
Preceded by | William S. Holabird |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Stoadard |
Personal details | |
Born | Newtown, Connecticut | June 21, 1760
Died | August 7, 1869 | (aged 70)
Political party | Whig |
Alma mater | Litchfield Law School |
Charles Chapman (June 21, 1799 – August 7, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Chapman pursued academic studies. He studied at the Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1827. He moved to Hartford in 1832 and became editor of the New England Review.[1] He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1840, 1847, and 1848. He served as United States attorney for the district of Connecticut from 1841 to 1848. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1848 for election to the Thirty-first Congress.
Chapman was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Connecticut as a Temperance candidate in 1854.
Chapman was elected as a Democrat to the State house of representatives in 1862 and 1864. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Hartford, Connecticut, on August 7, 1869 and was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.[2]
His son Charles R. Chapman served as mayor of Hartford, Connecticut and in both houses of the Connecticut legislature.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ "Charles C. Chapman". www.ledger.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Charles Clarke Chapman". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Obituary Sketch of Charles R. Chapman". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
References
- United States Congress. "Charles Chapman (id: C000310)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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