Absalom Harris Chappell

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Absalom Harris Chappell (December 18, 1801 - December 11, 1878) was an American politician and lawyer.

Chappell was born in Mount Zion, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens in 1820; however, he did not graduate from the school. Chappell continued the study of law under the tutelage of Augustin Smith Clayton, passed the state bar exam, and became a practicing lawyer.

Chappell was elected as to the Georgia Senate in 1832 and 1833 and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1834 through 1839.

Upon the resignation of Representative-elect John B. Lamar, Chappell was elected as his replacement in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1843 and served in that position until 1845 when he did not seek re-election. Chappell was subsequently elected to one more term as a state senator in 1845 and served as the president of that body.

Chappell died in Columbus, Georgia in 1878 and was buried in Linwood Cemetery in that same city.

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• Absalom Harris Chappell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Absalom Harris Chappell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949 p.188
• William J. Northen, Men of Mark in Georgia, A. B. Caldwell, 1912, p.285.

Preceded by John B. Lamar

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th congressional district October 2, 1843 March 3, 1845

Succeeded by Alexander Stephens