Chapman was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1867, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1879, and 1885. He was appointed aide and inspector with rank of brigadier general in 1874 on the staff of Governor James Black Groome, and was reappointed by Governor John Lee Carroll. He was elected from the fifth district of Maryland as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh Congress, and served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress, and resumed the practice of law. He was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue in 1885 and collector in 1888, and also served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888. He died at his home, Normandy, near La Plata, and is interred at Mount Rest Cemetery of La Plata.
Chapman's father, John Grant Chapman, was also a Congressman from Maryland.
andrew, chapman, other, people, named, andrew, chapman, andrew, chapman, disambiguation, andrew, grant, chapman, january, 1839, september, 1892, american, politician, born17, january, 1839, plata, died25, september, 1892, aged, resting, placemount, rest, cemet. For other people named Andrew Chapman see Andrew Chapman disambiguation Andrew Grant Chapman January 17 1839 September 25 1892 was an American politician Andrew G ChapmanBorn17 January 1839 La Plata Died25 September 1892 aged 53 Resting placeMount Rest Cemetery Alma materSt John s CollegeUniversity of Virginia School of Law OccupationLawyer Political partyDemocratic Party Parent s John G Chapman Position heldUnited States representative member of the Maryland House of Delegates Chapman was born in La Plata Maryland After being tutored at home he attended the Charlotte Hall Academy of St Mary s County Maryland He graduated from St John s College of Annapolis Maryland in 1858 and graduated in 1860 from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville He moved to Baltimore Maryland in 1860 was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice there In 1864 Chapman moved to Port Tobacco Maryland and continued the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuitsChapman was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1867 1868 1870 1872 1879 and 1885 He was appointed aide and inspector with rank of brigadier general in 1874 on the staff of Governor James Black Groome and was reappointed by Governor John Lee Carroll He was elected from the fifth district of Maryland as a Democrat to the Forty seventh Congress and served from March 4 1881 to March 3 1883 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty eighth Congress and resumed the practice of law He was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue in 1885 and collector in 1888 and also served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888 He died at his home Normandy near La Plata and is interred at Mount Rest Cemetery of La Plata Chapman s father John Grant Chapman was also a Congressman from Maryland References editUnited States Congress Andrew G Chapman id C000307 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editChapman Family papers at the University of Maryland libraries U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byEli Jones Henkle Representative of the 5th Congressional District of Maryland1881 1883 Succeeded byHart Benton Holton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew G Chapman amp oldid 1181871038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
