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John William Chapman

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Governor
  
Name
  
John Chapman

Party
  
Religion
  
Methodist


Political party
  
Spouse
  
Eva Richolson

Preceded by
  
Died
  
August 17, 1978

Succeeded by
  
Samuel H. Shapiro

Profession
  
Attorney and Politician

John William Chapman (September 8, 1894 – August 17, 1978) was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Chapman was born in Crete, Nebraska September 8, 1894. Chapman attended Public school in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1915 and received a Juris Doctor from University of Chicago Law School in 1917. He entered private practice in Chicago in the 1920s until he moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1941. In 1927, he was elected an Alderman on the Chicago City Council. He served as executive secretary to Illinois Governor Dwight H. Green from 1941 to 1949. In 1941 he was appointed to the Illinois Parole Board serving until March 1950. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and served from 1953 to 1961. He died August 17, 1978 in Broward County, Florida and was cremated.

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