Joseph Norwin Chapman
Full Name: Joseph Norwin "Joe" ChapmanDate of birth: May 18, 1908
Date of death: March 9, 1972
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 11 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1965 | 58th (4) | Democrat | Sulphur Springs / Hopkins | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wichita | |
| H | 11 | Elected but never sworn | 59th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Sulphur Springs / Hopkins | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus | |
| 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.
Terms of Service top
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House District 11
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1965 Legislatures: 58th (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wichita |
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House District 11
Elected but never sworn Legislatures: 59th (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus |
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House District 11
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 Legislatures: 57th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins |
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House District 11
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 Legislatures: 56th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins |
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House District 11
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins |
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House District 11
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins |
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House District 11
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins Counties in district: 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 Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 140. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 12. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, May 1972, p. 475. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- 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.
Other Resources
- 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.
Photographs
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe N. Chapman, 53rd 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 Information top
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58th R.S. - 1963
Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Insurance Judiciary (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings | ||
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57th R.S. - 1961
Banks and Banking Counties (Chair) Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Judiciary (Vice Chair) State-Owned Lands and/or Islands | ||
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56th R.S. - 1959
Banks and Banking Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Judiciary (Chair) Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair) | ||
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55th R.S. - 1957
Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence General Investigating Insurance Judiciary (Vice Chair) Motor Traffic | ||
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54th R.S. - 1955
Banks and Banking Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair) | ||
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Livestock and Stock Raising |
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