Sir David Robert Macgowan Chapman, 3rd Baronet (16 December 1941) is a British businessman and investment banker, and
Deputy Lieutenant for the county of
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastl ...
.
Early life
Chapman was born in
Cleadon
Cleadon is a suburban village in South Tyneside in the North East of England. Prior to the creation of Tyne and Wear in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, the village was part of the historic County Durham. In the 2011 UK Census the popul ...
in
County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East E ...
(now Tyne and Wear) to
Sir Robert Macgowan Chapman and Barbara May Tonks.
Later life
Chapman inherited the Chapman baronetcy after the death of his father
Sir Robert Macgowan Chapman on 2 August 1987. He was appointed
High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear
Below is a complete list of High Sheriffs of Tyne and Wear since the creation of that county in 1974.
1974–2000
*1974–1975: Fuller Mansfield Osborn, , of 9 Furzefield Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
*1975–1976: John Macaulay Hamilton ...
for 1993-1994, and in 1997 was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.
Honours
*2 August 1987:
Baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
, 3rd Baronet Chapman of Cleadon
Arms
References
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1941 births
High Sheriffs of Tyne and Wear
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Deputy Lieutenants of Tyne and Wear
Living people
Chapman baronets