Reuben Chapman
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| 13th Governor of Alabama | |
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| Preceded by | Joshua L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Collier |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama | |
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| Preceded by | Clement Comer Clay |
| Succeeded by | Williamson R. W. Cobb |
| Constituency | Template:Ushr (1835–1841) Template:Ushr (1841–1843) Template:Ushr (1843–1847) |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Bowling Green, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
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Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799 – May 17, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835 to 1847, and as the 13th governor of Alabama from 1847 to 1849.
Personal life
Born on July 15, 1799, in Bowling Green, Virginia, he moved to Alabama in 1824, where he established a law practice. He was colleagues with Thomas McElderry and the two of them would go on to serve on the Old Bank of Decatur board together in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Political career
He represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1847, and served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849.
Relationship with French ambassador
While a member of the House of Representatives, he had a very contentious relationship with the French ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt. In 1844 the ambassador had made remarks towards him, and Virginia congressman George W. Hopkins, and Chapman challenged Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt to a duel. However, the French ambassador backed down. That same year the French ambassador also offended Virginia congressman Lewis Steenrod, though it is unknown precisely what words were exchanged. Chapman and Hopkins grew so hostile towards the French ambassador that in 1846, President James K. Polk eventually asked the French government to send Monsieur Fourier home and select a new ambassador to the United States.[1]
Death
He died in Huntsville, Alabama on May 17, 1882.
References
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- ^ Governor Reuben Chapman by Thomas McAdory Owen · 1921
Sources
- Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
- Alabama Department of Archives and History Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Reuben Chapman 1847-1849- Encyclopedia of Alabama
- Governor Reuben Chapman by Thomas McAdory Owen · 1921
External links
- Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
- Alabama Department of Archives and History Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Reuben Chapman 1847-1849- Encyclopedia of Alabama
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