Edgar Octave Chapman

Full Name: Edgar Octave Chapman
Date of birth: September 27, 1904
Date of death: November 4, 1949

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	39	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Sulphur Springs / Hopkins		Hopkins
H	39	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Sulphur Springs / Hopkins		Hopkins

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 9, 2/6/1950, pp. 35-36. "The House has learned with the regret of the passing of E.O. Chapman, since the last Regular Session" (51st Regular Session ended 7/6/1949). Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "E.O. Chapman Dies Here After Heart Attack," The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Texas), 11/6/1949, pp. 1, 8. Born 9/27/1904 at Tira, native of Hopkins County. "He later ran for the Legislature, and served two terms, 1944-48, as a State Representative." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Edgar Octave Chapman, birth date 9/27/1904 in Hopkins County, death date 11/4/1949 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, school teacher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
E. Octave Chapman, birth date 9/27/1904, death date 11/4/1949, burial in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Hopkins County. Find a Grave.
49th Legislature (1945) - E.O. Chapman, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, age 40, school superintendent.
50th Legislature (1947) - E.O. Chapman, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, age 42, stock farmer and teacher. Texas Legislative Manual. 49th Legislature 50th Legislature

Photographs

Photograph. E.O. Chapman, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.O. Chapman, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics Education (Vice Chair) Investigate State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Investigation, Special (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
49th R.S. - 1945 Education Highways and Roads

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