Reuben Chapman

For the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice, see Reuben Atwater Chapman.

Reuben Chapman
13th Governor of Alabama
In office
December 16, 1847 – December 17, 1849
Preceded byJoshua L. Martin
Succeeded byHenry W. Collier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byClement Comer Clay
Succeeded byWilliamson R. W. Cobb
Constituency1st district (1835–1841)
At-large district (1841–1843)
6th district (1843–1847)
Personal details
Born(1799-07-15)July 15, 1799
Bowling Green, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 1882(1882-05-17) (aged 82)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery
PartyDemocratic

Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799 – May 17, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835 to 1847, and as the 13th governor of Alabama from 1847 to 1849.

Personal life

Born on July 15, 1799, in Bowling Green, Virginia, he moved to Alabama in 1824, where he established a law practice. He was colleagues with Thomas McElderry and the two of them would go on to serve on the Old Bank of Decatur board together in the late 1870s and early 1880s.

Political career

He represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1847, and served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849.

Circa 1880 from left to right: Br. Gen. William B. McClellan, age 83; Capt. John T. Rather, age 87; Col. Thomas McElderry, age 90; Gov. Reuben Chapman, age 79; from Tom McElderry's families photo collection

Relationship with French ambassador

While a member of the House of Representatives, he had a very contentious relationship with the French ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt. In 1844 the ambassador had made remarks towards him, and Virginia congressman George W. Hopkins, and Chapman challenged Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt to a duel. However, the French ambassador backed down. That same year the French ambassador also offended Virginia congressman Lewis Steenrod, though it is unknown precisely what words were exchanged. Chapman and Hopkins grew so hostile towards the French ambassador that in 1846, President James K. Polk eventually asked the French government to send Monsieur Fourier home and select a new ambassador to the United States.[1]

Death

He died in Huntsville, Alabama on May 17, 1882.

References

  1. ^ Governor Reuben Chapman by Thomas McAdory Owen · 1921

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