Pleasant T. Chapman

Pleasant Thomas Chapman (born October 8, 1854 near Vienna , Illinois ; †  January 31, 1931 there ) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1911 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Pleasant Chapman attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1876 McKendree College in Lebanon . In the following years he worked as a teacher. Between 1877 and 1882 he was a school councilor in Johnson County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1878, he began to practice this profession in Vienna. Chapman also went into banking and was active in agriculture. He also served as a district judge in Johnson County from 1882 to 1890. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1890 to 1902 he was a member of the Illinois Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1904 , Chapman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 24th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Democrat James R. Williams on March 4, 1905 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1911 . In 1910 he was not reconfirmed. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Chapman returned to work as a lawyer. He continued to work in banking and agriculture. In June 1924 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland , on which President Calvin Coolidge was nominated for re-election. He died on January 31, 1931 in his hometown of Vienna.

Web links

• Pleasant T. Chapman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Pleasant T. Chapman in the database of Find a Grave (English)