Bird Beers Chapman

Bird Beers Chapman (born August 24, 1821 in Salisbury , Litchfield County , Connecticut , † September 21, 1871 in Put-in-Bay , Ottawa County , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1857 he represented the Nebraska Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bird Chapman attended public schools in his home country and then studied law. After his admission as a lawyer, he began to practice his new profession in Elyria . He later moved to Omaha , Nebraska Territory. There he published the newspaper "Omaha Nebraskan" between 1855 and 1859.

Chapman was a member of the Democratic Party . As their candidate, he was elected delegate in the US House of Representatives in 1854, where he replaced Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings on March 4, 1855 . As a delegate, however, he had no right to vote in Congress . In the next congressional election in 1856 he was defeated by Fenner Ferguson . He then contested this election without success.

After serving in Congress, Bird Chapman was no longer politically active. He died in September 1871 and was buried in Elyria.

Web links

• Bird Beers Chapman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Bird Beers Chapman in the database of Find a Grave (English)