John Otho "Jack" Chapman (August 19, 1931 – March 6, 2011) was a power plant supervisor and political figure in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
. He represented
Estevan from 1980 to 1982 in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...
as a
New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
He was born in
Estevan, Saskatchewan
Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
History
Th ...
and worked 35 years for
SaskPower
Saskatchewan Power Corporation, operating as SaskPower, is the principal electric utility in Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1929 by the provincial government, it serves more than 538,000 customers and manages over $11.8 billion in assets. Sa ...
as a power engineer and plant supervisor. Chapman also served on the board for
Luther College.
He defeated
Grant Devine
Donald Grant Devine, SOM (born July 5, 1944) was the 11th premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.
Early life
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he received a BSc in Agriculture degree specializing in Agricultural Economics i ...
in a 1980 by-election to win a seat in the provincial assembly
after
Robert Larter resigned from the assembly, citing health reasons.
He was defeated by Devine when he ran for reelection in 1982.
He died in 2011.
References
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
1931 births
2011 deaths
Canadian Lutherans
20th-century Lutherans
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