About Leander Chapman
Lived 1810 – 1872 (aged 61–62). Leander Chapman was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
Leander Chapman was the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1849.
Early life The date of Chapman's birth is unknown, but is estimated to be around 1804 or 1810 in Oswego County, New York. Chapman moved to Jackson County, Michigan in 1835, the second lawyer to do so.
Career Chapman served as a probate judge from 1836 to 1840, and as a prosecuting attorney in 1838. Chapman was Jackson County Treasurer from 1842 to 1846. In either 1846 or 1847, Chapman was appointed Commissioner of the Land Office in Detroit. Chapman was appointed Surveyor General of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan by President Franklin Pierce.
Personal life Chapman was married to Caroline, and together they had two children. Chapman was a Freemason and Episcopalian. According to a book entitled History of Jackson County, Michigan published in 1881, Chapman died in either 1863 or 1864.
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American politician
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Leander Chapman was born in 1810 in Oswego County.
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Leander Chapman died in 1872 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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Leander Chapman was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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