Background
Chappell, Absalom Harris was born on December 18, 1801 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States. Son of Joseph and Dorothy (Harris) Chappell.
Chappell, Absalom Harris was born on December 18, 1801 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States. Son of Joseph and Dorothy (Harris) Chappell.
Graduated from the University Georgia, 1820.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1821. An organizer Monroe Railway, Western & Atlantic Railway, 1836-1837. Trustee U. Georgia, member both houses Georgia Legislature.
Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 28th Congress, 1843-1844.
Member many public commissions in Georgia Author: Miscellanies of Georgia (history essays), 1874.
Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 28th Congress, 1843-1844. Member many public commissions in Georgia.
Married Loretto Lamar, May 1842.