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Joe Chapman Full Name: Joseph Norwin Chapman Date of birth: May 18, 1908 Date of death: March 9, 1972 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top 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 (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 Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 140. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 12. Resolutions - Memorial. Military Service Notes United States Navy, Commander, World War II. Military grave marker, Joseph Norwin Chapman. 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. Other Resources Joseph Norwin Chapman, birth date 5/18/1908, death date 5/9/1972, grave marker CDR US NAVY WWII, interment in Tira Cemetery, Tira, Hopkins County. Find a Grave. Memorial, May 1972, p. 475. Texas Bar Journal. Photographs Photograph. Joe Chapman, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Chapman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Chapman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Chapman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Chapman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Joe Chapman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Chapman, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 58th R.S. - 1963 Claims and Accounts   Common Carriers   Insurance   Judiciary (Chair)  Public Lands and Buildings   57th R.S. - 1961 Banks and Banking   Counties (Chair)  Insurance   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Judiciary (Vice Chair)  State-Owned Lands and/or Islands   56th R.S. - 1959 Banks and Banking   Insurance   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Judiciary (Chair)  Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair)  55th R.S. - 1957 Banks and Banking (Vice Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   General Investigating   Insurance   Judiciary (Vice Chair)  Motor Traffic   54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking   Common Carriers   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair)  53rd R.S. - 1953 Banks and Banking   Claims and Accounts   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judicial Districts   Livestock and Stock Raising

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