John Chapman (Australian politician)

John Chapman
Senator for South Australia
In office 1 July 1926 – 14 March 1931
Succeeded by	Harry Kneebone
Personal details
Born	(1879-12-16)16 December 1879 Jamestown, South Australia
Died	14 March 1931(1931-03-14) (aged 51)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Occupation	Farmer

John Hedley Chapman (16 December 1879 – 14 March 1931) was an Australian politician. Born in Jamestown, South Australia, he was educated at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide before becoming a bank clerk, and a farmer at Port Lincoln. In 1918, he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Country Party (then known as the "Farmers' and Settlers' Party") member for Flinders, serving until 1924. In 1925, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for South Australia. He died in 1931; Labor's Harry Kneebone was appointed to replace him.^[1]

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