Virgil Chapman

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Virgil Munday Chapman (March 15, 1895 - March 8, 1951), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.

Chapman, originally from Franklin, Kentucky, practiced law in Irvine, Kentucky, then Paris, Kentucky, then Lexington, Kentucky. He was married to Mary Chapman and had one daughter, Elizabeth.

In 1924 Chapman was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served two terms representing Kentucky's 7th Congressional District in the House, 1925-1929. In 1928 Chapman lost his House seat in the Republican landslide as Herbert Hoover was elected president. Chapman was ousted that year by Republican Robert E. Lee Blackburn but defeated Blackburn in a rematch two years later, in 1930. Chapman, re-elected to the House in 1930, served two terms, 1931-1935, representing the 7th district. Chapman then was elected to represent Kentucky's 6th district in the House and held that seat from 1935 through 1949.

In 1948 Chapman defeated incumbent John Sherman Cooper for a seat in the United States Senate. An automobile accident in Washington, DC killed Chapman on March 8, 1951. He was buried in the Paris Cemetery.

Oddly, Chapman was succeeded in both the House of Representatives and the Senate by Thomas R. Underwood.

Preceded by: Joseph W. Morris	United States Representative, Kentucky 7th District 1925–1929	Succeeded by: Robert E. Lee Blackburn
Preceded by: Robert E. Lee Blackburn	United States Representative, Kentucky 7th District 1931–1935	Succeeded by: Andrew J. May
Preceded by: Brent Spence	United States Representative, Kentucky 6th District 1935–1949	Succeeded by: Thomas R. Underwood
Preceded by: John Sherman Cooper	United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky January 3, 1949–March 8, 1951	Succeeded by: Thomas R. Underwood

Persondata
NAME	Chapman, Virgil Munday
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Democrat Representative and Senator for Kentucky
DATE OF BIRTH	March 15, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Franklin, Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	March 8, 1951
PLACE OF DEATH	Washington, D.C.