Samuel Chapman
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Sir Samuel Chapman (1859 – 29 April 1947) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.
He unsuccessfully contested the Greenock constituency in 1918, but was elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South at the 1922 general election[1] and held the seat[2][3][4][5][6] until he stepped down at the 1945 general election.
He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours, for "Valuable War work, especially in connection with the Perth and Perthsire Prisoners of War Fund; Public and Local services".[7]
[edit] References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 32775, page 8712, 8 December 1922. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 32897, page 368, 11 January 1924. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 32996, page 8534, 25 November 1924. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 33508, page 4117, 21 June 1929. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 33769, page 7146, 6 November 1931. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 34223, page 7506, 26 November 1935. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31712, page 2, 30 December 1919. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
[edit] Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
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| Preceded by Charles David Murray |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South 1922–1945 |
Succeeded by William Darling |
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