Stephen L. Chipman

Stephen L. Chipman (1864–1945) was a member of the Utah State Legislature in 1903 and a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Utah County. He was also the first president of the Salt Lake Temple who was not also an apostle in the LDS Church.

Chipman studied at Brigham Young Academy (the predecessor of Brigham Young University (BYU)) as a youth. From 1885 to 1887 he served as a Mormon missionary in the Southern States Mission of the LDS Church, spending most of his time as a missionary in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. In 1885, before he left on his mission, Chipman had married Sine Nielsen. They eventually became the parents of seven children.

Chipman at various times served as a member of the city council of American Fork, Utah, a member of the Utah County Commission, and in 1903 began serving in the Utah State Legislature. Chipman was primarily involved in mercantile pursuits, for many years being the manager of the Chipman Mercantile Institution in American Fork. He also held several positions in the LDS Church's Sunday School, was a counselor to a ward bishop, and was a member of the high council of the Utah Stake (named such because at that time it took in all of Utah County).

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