Chapman Freeman

Chapman Freeman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1875  March 3, 1879
Preceded by Samuel J. Randall
Succeeded by Henry H. Bingham
Personal details
Born (1832-10-08)October 8, 1832
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died March 22, 1904(1904-03-22) (aged 71)
Strafford, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican

Chapman Freeman (October 8, 1832 – March 22, 1904) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Chapman Freemand was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Philadelphia High School in 1850 and went on to study law, but engaged in mercantile pursuits until he entered the United States Navy as acting assistant paymaster in 1863.

On account of impaired health he resigned in 1864 and resumed the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He was one of the commissioners on behalf of the Centennial from the city of Philadelphia to Vienna, Austria, in 1873.

He was elected in 1874 as a Republican to the 44th Congress and served two terms. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1878.

References

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Samuel J. Randall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

1875–1879
Succeeded by
Henry H. Bingham


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