William V. Chappell

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William V. Chappell

William Venroe Chappell Jr. (born February 3, 1922 in Kendrick , Marion County , Florida , †  March 30, 1989 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1969 and 1989 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After attending primary school, William Chappell served as a naval aviator during World War II from 1942 to 1946. He then remained a member of the US Navy Reserve until 1983 . After the war he studied law at the University of Florida , among other things. Between 1950 and 1954 he served as a prosecutor in Marion County. Politically, Chappell was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1954 and 1964 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Florida , of which he was president from 1961 to 1963. In 1964 he decided not to be re-elected to the state parliament, but was re-elected two years later, in 1966. At that time he was also working as an attorney in the law firm Chappell & Rowland in Ocala .

In the 1968 congressional election , Chappell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Florida , where he succeeded Albert S. Herlong on January 3, 1969 . After nine re-elections, he was able to complete ten legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1989 . During this time the Vietnam War ended . In 1974, the work of Congress was also overshadowed by the Watergate affair . In 1971 the 26th amendment to the constitution was discussed and passed. William Chappell was a member of the Grants Committee and, at the end of his long tenure as Congressman, headed its subcommittee, which dealt with the defense budget.

In the 1988 congressional elections , William Chappell lost to Republican Craig T. James . He died of bone cancer in Bethesda on March 30, 1989, just a few weeks after the end of his last legislative term .

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SURNAME Chappell, William V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chappell, William Venroe Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Kendrick , Florida
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1989
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland