John Chapman | |
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Senator for South Australia | |
In office 1 July 1926 – 14 March 1931 |
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Succeeded by | Harry Kneebone |
Personal details | |
Born |
John Hedley Chapman 16 December 1879 Belalie near Jamestown, South Australia |
Died | 14 March 1931 Adelaide, South Australia |
(aged 51)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Country Party |
Spouse(s) | Mary Isabelle Syme |
Parents | John Chapman and Sarah Jane Chapman (nee Williams) |
Occupation | Farmer |
John Hedley Chapman (16 December 1879 – 14 March 1931) was an Australian politician. Born in Jamestown, South Australia, he was educated at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide before becoming a bank clerk, and a farmer at Port Lincoln. In 1918, he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Farmers and Settlers (later Country Party) member for Flinders, serving until 1924. In 1925, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for South Australia. He died in 1931; Labor's Harry Kneebone was appointed to replace him.