Researching Andrew Chapman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 42533 people with the Chapman surname? In that year Chapman was ranked number 70 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Andrew means "Manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Andrew Chapman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Andrew Chapman and the Chapman Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 52710 people with the Chapman surname in the UK? Chapman is now ranked number 76 for popularity in the UK. |
Chapman Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Andrew Chapman
Andrew Grant Chapman
Andrew Grant Chapman (January 17, 1839 – September 25, 1892) was an American politician.
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 pursuits
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.
Source: Andrew Grant Chapman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chapman
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