| 词条 | Augustus A. Chapman |
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|name = Augustus A. Chapman |image = |state = Virginia |state1 = Virginia |district1 = {{ushr|Virginia|12|12th}} |term_start1 = March 4, 1843 |term_end1 = March 3, 1847 |predecessor1 = Thomas W. Gilmer |successor1 = William B. Preston |office2 = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe County |term_start2 = December 7, 1857 |term_end2 = December 2, 1861 |predecessor2 = Alexander D. Haynes |successor2 = John M. Rowan |term_start3 = December 2, 1839 |term_end3 = December 6, 1841 |predecessor3 = James A. Dunlap |successor3 = Allen T. Caperton |term_start4 = December 7, 1835 |term_end4 = January 7, 1839 |predecessor4 = Henry Alexander |successor4 = James A. Dunlap |birth_date = {{birth date|1805|03|09}} |birth_place = Union, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |death_date = {{death date and age|1876|06|07|1805|03|09}} |death_place = {{nowrap|Hinton, West Virginia, U.S.}} |party = Democratic |spouse = Mary Rankin Beirne |children = |alma_mater = |religion = |signature = }} Augustus Alexandria Chapman (March 9, 1805 – June 7, 1876) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Early lifeBorn in Union, Virginia (now West Virginia), Chapman studied law as a young adult, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1827.[1] CareerHe was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Union, Virginia.[2] About 1829, Chapman settled in Monroe County, Virginia.[3] He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1835 to 1841.[4] Chapman was later elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms from 1843 to 1847.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He was in charge of the 19th Brigade, which consisted of six regiments from Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette, Monroe, and Giles counties.[8] Later lifeAfter the war, he resumed practicing law in his home town and engaged in agricultural pursuits.[9] DeathAugustus Alexandria Chapman died on June 7, 1876 in Hinton, West Virginia. He is interred at Green Hill Cemetery in Union, West Virginia.[10] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
References1. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 103 2. ^Congressional Biographical Directory, "Augustus Chapman" 3. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 103 4. ^Swem 1913, p. 358 5. ^Congressional Biographical Directory, "Augustus Chapman" 6. ^Swem 1913, p. 358 7. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 103 8. ^Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Gray: : Spengler on World History and Politics (Political Traditions in Foreign Policy Series), Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge, 1995, pg. 55, {{ISBN|978-0807131480}} 9. ^Congressional Biographical Directory, "Augustus Chapman" 10. ^Congressional Biographical Directory, "Augustus Chapman" Bibliography
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External links{{CongBio|C000308|ref=none}} Retrieved on 2008-08-12
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