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Joe N. Chapman

Joseph Norwin Chapman

Full Name: Joseph Norwin "Joe" Chapman
Date of birth: May 18, 1908
Date of death: March 9, 1972

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 11 Elected but never sworn 59th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus
H 11 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1965 58th (4)   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wichita
H 11 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
H 11 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
H 11 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
H 11 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
H 11 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Terms of service footnotes


(1) 59th Legislature - Chapman elected, but never sworn. Appointed Judge of the Eighth Judicial District by Governor John Connally, 1/11/1965, Press Memorandum, Office of the Governor. Legislative Clipping Service. ↩
(2) Neal Solomon, in special election 2/13/1965, sworn 2/22/1965, succeeded Joe N. Chapman, resigned 1/10/1965. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) 59th Legislature, Cumulative Supplement - elected to 59th Legislature, but did not qualify by taking the Oath of Office. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(4) Sworn 11/26/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
59th (1) (2) (3)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus

Legislatures:
58th (4)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wichita

Legislatures:
57th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Legislatures:
56th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Legislatures:
55th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Legislatures:
54th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Legislatures:
53rd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district:
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Terms of service notes


(1) 59th Legislature - Chapman elected, but never sworn. Appointed Judge of the Eighth Judicial District by Governor John Connally, 1/11/1965, Press Memorandum, Office of the Governor. Legislative Clipping Service. ↩
(2) Neal Solomon, in special election 2/13/1965, sworn 2/22/1965, succeeded Joe N. Chapman, resigned 1/10/1965. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) 59th Legislature, Cumulative Supplement - elected to 59th Legislature, but did not qualify by taking the Oath of Office. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(4) Sworn 11/26/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Memorial, May 1972, p. 475. Texas Bar Journal.

  • United States Navy, Commander, World War II. Military grave marker, Joseph Norwin Chapman (1908-1972), burial in Tira Cemetery, Tira, Hopkins County. Find a Grave.
  • United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander. " . . . Judge Chapman was an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington from 1940 to 1941. During those years, he served for four and a half years in Naval Intelligence on the East Coast, being separated from the service as a lieutenant commander." Memorial, May 1972, p. 475. Texas Bar Journal.

  • Joseph N. Chapman, birth date 5/18/1908 in Tira, Texas; death date 3/9/1972 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County; district judge, lawyer; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.
  • Obituary, "State Judge Joe Chapman Dies at 63," 3/10/1972, pp. 1, 4. Tyler Morning Telegraph.
    • Selected newspaper articles

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