Background
Chapman, Robert Foster was born on April 24, 1926 in Inman, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Alfred and Martha (Marshall) Chapman.
Chapman, Robert Foster was born on April 24, 1926 in Inman, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Alfred and Martha (Marshall) Chapman.
Bachelor of Science, University South Carolina, 1945. Bachelor of Laws, University South Carolina, 1949. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University South Carolina, 1986.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), College Charleston, 1999.
Associate firm Butler & Moore, Spartanburg, 1949—1951. Partner firm Butler, Chapman & Morgan, 1953—1971. Judge United States District Court South Carolina, 1971—1981, United States Court Appeals (4th Circuit), 1981—1991, senior judge, since 1991.
Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1953.
Chairman South Carolina. Republican Party, 1961-1963. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, 51-53.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers.
Married Mary Winston Gwathmey, December 21, 1951 (deceased September 1998). Children: Edward, Foster, Winston. Married Mary Vail St. Georges, September 30, 2000.