Reuben Chapman
For the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice, see Reuben Atwater Chapman.
Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799 – May 16, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in 1799 in Bowling Green, Virginia, he represented Alabama in the U.S. House from 1835 to 1847 and served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849. He died in Huntsville, Alabama in 1882.
External links
- Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
- Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Reuben Chapman 1847-1849- Encyclopedia of Alabama
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Clement Comer Clay |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841 |
Succeeded by District inactive |
Preceded by District inactive |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's at-large congressional district March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Succeeded by District inactive |
Preceded by District created |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 6th congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
Succeeded by Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Joshua L. Martin |
Governor of Alabama 1847–1849 |
Succeeded by Henry W. Collier |
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