Absalom H. Chappell
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| Born | December 18, 1801 Mount Zion, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1878 (aged 76) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Loretto Rebecca Lamar |
| Children | 5, includingJoseph Harris Chappell |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Absalom Harris Chappell(December 18, 1801 – December 11, 1878) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in theGeorgia House of Representatives,Georgia Senate,andU.S. House of Representatives.He was a slaveholder.[1]
Biography[edit]
Absalom Harris Chappell was born on December 18, 1801, inMount Zion, Georgia,the oldest son of Joseph and Dorothy Harris Chappell. He attended theUniversity of GeorgiainAthensin 1820; however, he did not graduate from the school. Chappell continued the study of law under the tutelage ofAugustin Smith Clayton,passed the state bar exam, and became a practicing lawyer.
Chappell was elected as to theGeorgia Senatein 1832 and 1833 and served in theGeorgia House of Representativesfrom 1834 through 1839. Upon the resignation of Representative-electJohn B. Lamar,Chappell was elected as his replacement in theU.S. House of Representativesin 1843 and served in that position until 1845 when he did not seek re-election. Chappell was subsequently elected to one more term as a state senator in 1845 and served as the president of that body.
In 1842, he married Loretto Rebecca Lamar, the younger sister of JudgeLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I)andMirabeau B. Lamar,second President of Texas. The Chappells had five children who survived to adulthood. Their four sons had prominent careers,[2]one as a president of normal schools and another as a state legislator.[3]
Chappell died inColumbus, Georgia,on December 11, 1878, and was buried inLinwood Cemetery(also known as Old City Cemetery) in that same city.
References[edit]
- ^Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (20 January 2022)."More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation".Washington Post.Retrieved30 January2022.
- ^"Chappell Brothers".
- ^Report of the... Annual Session of the Georgia Bar Association.Georgia Bar Association. 1910.
- United States Congress."Absalom H. Chappell (id: C000319)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- History of the University of Georgia,Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia, ca. 1949 p.188
- William J. Northen,Men of Mark in Georgia,A. B. Caldwell, 1912, p. 285.
- "Lamar-Chappell Collection (MC 1)Historical Note" Columbus State University
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