Albert Edward Chapman (3 June 1872 – 1945) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to wheelwright and publican Richard Chapman and Monica Cain. He attended the local public school and then St Patrick's College in

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before becoming a schoolteacher. From 1894 he worked as an auctioneer and agent with his brother,

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. He was elected to the

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in 1901 as the

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member for Braidwood, succeeding his brother who had transferred to federal politics, but in 1904 he retired due to the reduction in the size of the Assembly. From 1917 to 1918 he served in the Australian Imperial Force as a private. Unmarried and childless, Chapman died some time in 1945.

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1872 births 1945 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub