John J. Chappell
John Joel Chappell | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's4thdistrict | |
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
Preceded by | William Lowndes |
Succeeded by | Joseph Bellinger |
Member of theSouth Carolina House of RepresentativesfromRichland District | |
In office November 28, 1808 – August 29, 1812 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Fairfield District, South Carolina | January 19, 1782
Died | May 23, 1871 Lowndes County, Alabama | (aged 89)
Resting place | Columbia, South Carolina |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Alma mater | South Carolina College |
Profession | lawyer,planter |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | South Carolina militia |
Years of service | 1805–1813 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
John Joel Chappell(January 19, 1782 – May 23, 1871) was aU.S. RepresentativefromSouth Carolina.
Born on Little River, near Columbia,Fairfield District, South Carolina,where the family was on a visit, Chappell was, as an infant, taken by his parents to their home on the Congaree River,Richland District, South Carolina. He attended the common schools and was graduated from the law department of South Carolina College (now theUniversity of South Carolina) at Columbia. He was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced practice inColumbia, South Carolina. He was appointed adjutant of the Thirty-third South Carolina Regiment in 1805 and elected captain and then colonel of the same regiment in 1808. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1808–1812. He was appointed trustee of South Carolina College in 1809. He served in theWar of 1812.
Chappell was elected as aDemocratic-Republicanto the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817). He served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses). He resumed the practice of law until 1837. He served as director of the Columbia branch of the State Bank of South Carolina 1830–1858. He moved toLowndes County, Alabama,and became a cotton planter. He died in Lowndes County on May 23, 1871. He was interred in First Baptist Church Cemetery,Columbia, South Carolina.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress."John J. Chappell (id: C000320)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1782 births
- 1871 deaths
- Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- 19th-century American planters
- South Carolina National Guard personnel
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina
- 19th-century American legislators
- American cotton plantation owners