John Chapman (congressman)

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John Chapman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Preceded by	Samuel Sitgreaves John Richards
Succeeded by	Peter Muhlenberg Robert Brown
Personal details
Born	(1740-10-18)October 18, 1740 Wrightstown, Pennsylvania
Died	January 27, 1800(1800-01-27) (aged 59)
Political party	Federalist

John Chapman (October 18, 1740 – January 27, 1800) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John Chapman was born in Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned justice of the peace February 25, 1779, and was one of the justices commissioned judge of the court of common pleas of Bucks County the same year. He moved to Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, prior to 1776. He was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1787 to 1796.

Chapman was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress. He died in Upper Makefield in 1800. Interment in the Friends’ Burying Ground in Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania.

Sources

John Chapman (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Samuel Sitgreaves John Richards	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1797–1799	Succeeded by Peter Muhlenberg Robert Brown

Persondata
Name	Chapman, John
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 18, 1740
Place of birth	Wrightstown, Pennsylvania
Date of death	January 27, 1800
Place of death

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