Virgil Chapman
Virgil Munday Chapman | |
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United States Senator fromKentucky | |
In office January 3, 1949 – March 8, 1951 | |
Preceded by | John S. Cooper |
Succeeded by | Thomas R. Underwood |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky | |
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Joseph W. Morris |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Lee Blackburn |
Constituency | 7th district |
In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Robert E. Lee Blackburn |
Succeeded by | Thomas R. Underwood |
Constituency | 7th district(1931–35) 6th district(1935–49) |
Personal details | |
Born | Middleton, Kentucky,US | March 15, 1895
Died | March 8, 1951 Bethesda, Maryland,US | (aged 55)
Political party | Democratic |
Virgil Munday Chapman(March 15, 1895 – March 8, 1951) was an American attorney andDemocraticpolitician who representedKentuckyin theUnited States House of Representativesand in theUnited States Senate.
Chapman, originally fromMiddleton, Kentucky,practiced law inIrvine, Kentucky,thenParis, Kentucky,thenLexington, Kentucky.He was married to Mary Chapman and had one daughter, Elizabeth.
In 1924 Chapman was elected to theUnited States House of Representativesand served two terms representing Kentucky's 7th Congressional District in the House, 1925–1929. In 1928 Chapman lost his House seat in the Republican landslide asHerbert Hooverwas elected president. Chapman was ousted that year by RepublicanRobert E. Lee Blackburnbut defeated Blackburn in a rematch in 1930. Chapman, re-elected to the House in 1930, served two terms, 1931–1935, representing the 7th district. Chapman then was elected to represent Kentucky's 6th district in the House and held that seat from 1935 through 1949.
In 1948 Chapman defeated incumbentJohn Sherman Cooperfor a seat in the United States Senate. An automobile accident inWashington, DCkilled Chapman on March 8, 1951.
Chapman was succeeded in both the House of Representatives and the Senate byThomas R. Underwood.This is rare but not unique.Dan Quayle,William Hathaway,Henry C. Hansbrough,Jonathan Chace,andTom Udallwere all also succeeded by the same person in both the House and Senate.
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[edit]- 1895 births
- 1951 deaths
- American Disciples of Christ
- Kentucky lawyers
- People from Bourbon County, Kentucky
- People from Estill County, Kentucky
- Politicians from Lexington, Kentucky
- People from Simpson County, Kentucky
- Road incident deaths in Washington, D.C.
- Democratic Party United States senators from Kentucky
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century Kentucky politicians