Background
Chapman was born in New Haven, Connecticut to The Honorable Charles Chapman and Sarah Tomlinson.
Chapman was born in New Haven, Connecticut to The Honorable Charles Chapman and Sarah Tomlinson.
He graduated from Trinity College in 1847, studied law for a year in Northampton, Massachusetts, and completed his legal studies in Now York in the office of John Van Buren, son of President Martin Van Buren.
In 1829 he moved to Hartford with his family, where he continued to reside until his death. He was mayor of the city of Hartford from 1866 to 1872. He was city attorney of the city of Hartford and postmaster from June, 1885 to March, 1890.
Chapman died on January 25, 1897, and is interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1856, he became a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. In 1857 he became a member of the State senate representing the first senatorial district. In 1872 he was again a member of the House of Representatives.