CS Chapman, Reuben

Reuben Chapman jr.:​

Born: July 15, 1799

Birthplace: Bowling Green Virginia
Father: Reuben Chapman Sr. 1746 – 1824
Mother: Ann Reynolds 1751 – 1815

Wife: Felicia A. Pickett 1819 – 1870
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)

Children:
Sarah Chilton Chapman 1839 – Unknown
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Private Steptoe Pickett Chapman 1840 – 1864
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Margaret Sophia Chapman 1842 – 1843
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Juliet Chapman Clanton 1845 – 1910
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Alberta Pickett Chapman Taylor 1850 – 1912
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Ellelee Chapman Humes 1850 – 1920
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Reuben Chapman III 1858 – 1891
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Felicia Corbin Chapman Hubard 1875 – 1933
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)

Occupation before War:
1825 – 1835: Attorney in Somerville Alabama
1832 – 1835: Alabama State Senator
1835 – 1847: United States Congressman from Alabama
1846: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress
1847 – 1849: Governor of Alabama
1849 – 1862: Attorney in Somerville Alabama
1855: Alabama State Representative
1860: Alabama Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention

Civil War Career:
1849 – 1862: Attorney in Somerville Alabama
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Envoy to France

Occupation after War:
1865 – 1882: Attorney in Somerville Alabama
1868: Alabama Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention


Died: May 16, 1882
Place of Death: Huntsville Alabama
Age at time of Death: 82 years old
Burial Place: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama

 

[GwilymT]

Pretty good article on this interesting character:

Reuben Chapman (1847-49) | Encyclopedia of Alabama

Reuben Chapman (1799-1882) was the 13th governor of Alabama, serving from 1847 to 1849. A state legislator and U.S. congressman, Chapman was propelled into the governor's office by severe and lingering financial crises that centered on the State Bank of Alabama. Reuben ChapmanReuben Chapman was...

www.encyclopediaofalabama.org

 

[ErnieMac]

Chapman's obituary as published in the 18 May 1882 edition of the Huntsville Independent.