Background
Chapman, Judson William was born on July 5, 1900 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Son of Doctor James Davis and Janie (Weston) Chapman.
Chapman, Judson William was born on July 5, 1900 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Son of Doctor James Davis and Janie (Weston) Chapman.
Educated Furman Fitting School, 1911-1915, and Furman University, 1915-1917.
Newspaper carrier, Greenville (South Carolina.) Piedmont, 1911, reporter, 1916-1922. Copy desk, Saint Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch, 1922. City editor, Greenville News, 1924-1925, managing editor, 1926-1927.
Editor, Greenville Piedmont, 1928-1948.
Vice-president and editorial director of the Greenville News-Piedmont Company (publisher of the Piedmont and the News), since 1936.
Since a human being is the central factor in the plan of salvation, the Gospel must be taught, understood and accepted by him.
Served United States Army, 1918-1919. Member South Carolina. Press Association (president, 1943-1944), Furman University Alumni Association (director), American Society Newspaper.
Clubs: Rotary (president, 1944), Greenville Country, Poinsett (Greenville).
Married Zena Haselton, July 11, 1919. Children: Paul Haselton, Judson William, George Weston.