Person:Absalom Chappell (1)
Absalom Harris Chappell
b.18 Dec 1804 Mount Zion, Hancock, Georgia, USA
d.11 Dec 1878 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1797
  1. Benjamin T. Chappell
  2. Henry Chappell
  3. Joseph John Chappell1803 - 1858
  4. Absalom Harris Chappell1804 - 1878
Spouse and Children
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m. 31 May 1842
  1. Lamar Chappell
  2. Rebecca Chappell1843 - 1915
  3. Mary Amelia Chappell1845 - 1849
  4. John Lamar Chappell1847 - 1906
  5. J Harris Chappell1849 - 1906
  6. Thomas J Chappell1851 - 1910
  7. Lucius M Chappell1853 - 1928
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Absalom Harris Chappell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 Dec 1804 Mount Zion, Hancock, Georgia, USA
Marriage 31 May 1842 Muscogee, Georgia, USAto Loretto Rebecca Lamar
Death[1] 11 Dec 1878 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Reference Number? Q331703?


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Absalom Harris Chappell (December 18, 1801 – December 11, 1878) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a slaveholder.

Chappell was born in Mount Zion, Georgia, the oldest son of Joseph and Dorothy Harris Chappell. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens in 1820; however, he did not graduate from the school. Chappell continued the study of law under the tutelage of Augustin Smith Clayton, passed the state bar exam, and became a practicing lawyer.

Chappell was elected as to the Georgia Senate in 1832 and 1833 and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1834 through 1839.

Upon the resignation of Representative-elect John B. Lamar, Chappell was elected as his replacement in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1843 and served in that position until 1845 when he did not seek re-election. Chappell was subsequently elected to one more term as a state senator in 1845 and served as the president of that body.

In 1842 he married Loretto Rebecca Lamar, the younger sister of Judge Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) and Mirabeau B. Lamar, second President of Texas. The Chappells had five children who survived to adulthood.

Chappell died in Columbus, Georgia in 1878 and was buried in Linwood Cemetery in that same city.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree (3). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;)
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    Record for Loretto Rebecca Lamar

  2.   Absalom Harris Chappell, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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