John Grant Chapman

John Grant Chapman (born July 5, 1798 in La Plata , Charles County , Maryland , †  December 10, 1856 in Charles County) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1849 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Chapman was the father of Congressman Andrew Grant Chapman . He was homeschooled and then attended college in Pennsylvania until 1813 . He then studied at Yale College until 1817 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1819, he began to work in this profession in Port Tobacco Village . He was also active in agriculture. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He served in the Maryland House of Representatives from 1824 to 1832 and from 1843 to 1844 . There he was President of the House between 1826 and 1829 and in 1844. From 1832 to 1836, Chapman was a member of the State Senate , and he served as its President from 1833. Chapman was also a member of the state militia. In the mid-1830s, he joined the Whig Party , which was then founded . In 1844, he unsuccessfully ran for governor of Maryland.

In the congressional election of 1844 , Chapman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded John Causin on March 4, 1845 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1849 . These were shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War . From 1847 Chapman was chairman of the District of Columbia Administration Committee .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Chapman practiced as a lawyer again. In 1851 he chaired the Maryland Constitution Revision Congregation. He died on December 10, 1856 on his sister's estate in Charles County and was buried in his birthplace, La Plata.

Web links

• John Grant Chapman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Grant Chapman in the database of Find a Grave (English)