Summary
John Chapman (October 18, 1740 – January 27, 1800) was an early American politician who served as member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving one term from 1797 to 1799.
John Chapman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Sitgreaves John Richards |
| Succeeded by | Peter Muhlenberg Robert Brown |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1787–1796 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1740 Wrightstown Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | January 27, 1800 (aged 59) Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, US |
| Resting place | Friends’ Burying Ground in Wrightstown Township |
| Political party | Federalist |
Biography edit
Chapman was born in Wrightstown Township in the Province of Pennsylvania.
He was commissioned justice of the peace February 25, 1779, and was one of the justices commissioned judge of the court of common pleas of Bucks County the same year. He moved to Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, prior to 1776. He was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1787 to 1796.
He was a member of the revived American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768.[1]
Congress edit
Chapman was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress.
Death and burial edit
He died in Upper Makefield Township in 1800. Interment in the Friends’ Burying Ground in Wrightstown Township.
References edit
- ^ Bell, Whitfield J., and Charles Greifenstein, Jr. Patriot-Improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the American Philosophical Society. 3 vols. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1997, I: 424-26, III:337.
Sources edit
- United States Congress. "John Chapman (id: C000313)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.