Augustus A. Chapman

This article is about the Virginia politician and lawyer. For the founder of Houston, Texas, see Augustus Chapman Allen.

Augustus A. Chapman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	Thomas W. Gilmer
Succeeded by	William B. Preston
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe County
In office December 7, 1857 – December 2, 1861
Preceded by	Alexander D. Haynes
Succeeded by	John M. Rowan
In office December 2, 1839 – December 6, 1841
Preceded by	James A. Dunlap
Succeeded by	Allen T. Caperton
In office December 7, 1835 – January 7, 1839
Preceded by	Henry Alexander
Succeeded by	James A. Dunlap
Personal details
Born	(1805-03-09)March 9, 1805 Union, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia)
Died	Hinton, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Rankin Beirne

Augustus Alexandria Chapman (March 9, 1805 – June 7, 1876) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Union, Virginia (now West Virginia), Chapman studied law as a young adult. He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Union. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1835 to 1841 and was later elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms from 1843 to 1847. Chapman was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1850 to 1851 and later returned to the House of Delegates from 1857 to 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Chapman became a brigadier general of the Virginia Militia and as such took the field with his command in 1861. After the war, he resumed practicing law in his home town and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died on June 7, 1876 in Hinton, West Virginia. He was interred at Green Hill Cemetery in Union, West Virginia.

See also

• List of American Civil War generals

External links

• Augustus A. Chapman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-08-12
• Augustus A. Chapman at The Political Graveyard

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas W. Gilmer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847 (obsolete district)	Succeeded by William B. Preston