Preceded by Thomas W. Gilmer Preceded by James A. Dunlap Succeeded by William B. Preston Succeeded by Allen T. Caperton | Preceded by Alexander D. Haynes Name Augustus Chapman Succeeded by John M. Rowan | |
Augustus Alexandria Chapman (March 9, 1805 – June 7, 1876) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.
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Early life
Born 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.
Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Union, Virginia.
About 1829, Chapman settled in Monroe County, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1835 to 1841.
Chapman 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.
Later life
After the war, he resumed practicing law in his home town and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Death
Augustus Alexandria Chapman died on June 7, 1876 in Hinton, West Virginia. He is interred at Green Hill Cemetery in Union, West Virginia.