John G. Chapman
John Grant Chapman (July 5, 1798 – December 10, 1856) was an American politician.
Chapman was born in
Port Tobacco, Maryland
. He also held an interest in agricultural pursuits.
Chapman served as a member of the
President of the Senate from 1833 to 1836. He also served in the State militia, and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maryland
in 1844.
In 1844 and 1846, Chapman was elected as a
Committee on the District of Columbia
.
After his tenure in Congress, Chapman resumed the practice of law at Port Tobacco, and served as president of the State constitutional convention in 1851. Chapman died at his sister’s estate, "Waverly", on the
Wicomico River in Charles County, Maryland, and was initially interred at St. Johns, a family estate. He was re-interred later in Mount Rest Cemetery of La Plata, Maryland
.
Chapman was father of
Andrew Grant Chapman
, another Maryland Congressman.
References
- United States Congress. "John G. Chapman (id: C000314)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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