John Chapman (Pennsylvania politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Chapman (Pennsylvania politician)

American politician from Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1740

Place of Birth: Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1800

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Chapman (October 18, 1740 – January 27, 1800) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Chapman was born in Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania.
He was commissioned justice of the peace February 25, 1779, and was one of the justices commissioned judge of the court of common pleas of Bucks County the same year.
He moved to Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, prior to 1776.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1787 to 1796. Chapman was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress.
He died in Upper Makefield in 1800.
Interment in the Friends’ Burying Ground in Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania.