John Chapman | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Political party | Federalist |
John Chapman (October 18, 1740 – January 27, 1800) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
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
Chapman was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress.
Death and burial
He died in Upper Makefield Township in 1800. Interment in the Friends’ Burying Ground in Wrightstown Township.
References
- ↑ 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
- United States Congress. "John Chapman (id: C000313)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.