Andrew Grant Chapman (January 17, 1839 – September 25, 1892) was an American politician. Chapman was born in

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. After being tutored at home, he attended the Charlotte Hall Academy of St. Mary's County, Maryland. He graduated from St. John's College of

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, in 1858, and graduated in 1860 from the law department of the

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at Charlottesville. He moved to

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, Maryland, in 1860, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice there. In 1864, Chapman moved to

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, and continued the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits Chapman was a member of the

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in 1867, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1879, and 1885. He was appointed aide and inspector with rank of brigadier general in 1874 on the staff of Governor

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, and was reappointed by Governor

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. He was elected from the fifth district of Maryland as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh Congress, and served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress, and resumed the practice of law. He was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue in 1885 and collector in 1888, and also served as delegate to the

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in 1888. He died at his home, ''Normandy'', near La Plata, and is interred at Mount Rest Cemetery of La Plata. Chapman's father,

John Grant Chapman John Grant Chapman (July 5, 1798 – December 10, 1856) was an American politician. Chapman was born in La Plata, Maryland, and was tutored at home. He attended a college in Pennsylvania in 1812 and 1813, and graduated from Yale College in 1 ...

, was also a Congressman from Maryland.

References

External links

Chapman Family papers
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Andrew Grant 1839 births 1892 deaths Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland People from La Plata, Maryland St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni 19th-century American legislators