8-2629: John Chapman may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] John Chapman (Leicester MP) represented Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) Sir John Chapman, 2nd Baronet (c. 1710–1781), British Member of Parliament for Taunton, 1741–1747 John Chapman (Grimsby MP) (1810–1877), British Member of Parliament for Grimsby, 1862–1865 and 1874–1877 United States [ edit ] John Chapman (Pennsylvania politician) (1740–1800), United States Representative from Pennsylvania John Grant Chapman (1798–1856), Maryland politician John Lee Chapman (1811–1880), American politician John William Chapman (1894–1978), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Other countries [ edit ] John Otho Chapman (1931–2011), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada John Chapman (Australian politician) (1879–1931), Australian senator Writers [ edit ] John Chapman (theologian) (1704–1784), English cleric and scholar John Chapman (engineer) (1801–1854), English political and economic writer John Jay Chapman (1862–1933), American essayist and dramatist John Chapman (screenwriter) (1927–2001), English playwright and screenwriter Sportspeople [ edit ] Jack Chapman (1843–1916), baseball player and manager Jack Chapman (footballer) (1895–?), English footballer John Chapman (baseball) (1899–1953), former shortstop John Chapman (cricketer, born 1877) (1877–1956), English cricketer John Chapman (cricketer, born 1814) (1814–1896), English cricketer John Chapman (New Zealand cricketer) (1865–1949), New Zealand cricketer John Chapman (football manager) (1882–1948), footballer and manager Johnny Chapman (born 1967), NASCAR driver John Chapman (rugby league) , Australian rugby league player John Chapman (harness racing) (1928–1980), Canadian driver Religion [ edit ] John Wilbur Chapman (1859–1918), American Presbyterian evangelist John Chapman (priest) (1865–1933), British priest, abbot, and religious scholar John Chapman (evangelist) (1930–2012), Australian evangelist John Chapman (bishop) , Anglican bishop in Canada Other people [ edit ] Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman, 1774–1845), pioneer nurseryman and missionary John Gadsby Chapman (1808–1889), American artist John Chapman (publisher) (1821–1894), publisher of
16-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire , which elected two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions. Leicester sent burgesses to Parliament for
24-814: The Westminster Review John Ratcliffe Chapman (1815–1899), British-American rifle scope designer John Chapman (Medal of Honor) (1844–1905), French soldier who fought in the American Civil War John Henry Chapman (1860–1942), British businessman and philatelist John Chapman (Australian Army officer) (1896–1963), Australian Army general of WWII John Herbert Chapman (1921–1979), Canadian space researcher John Chapman (artist) (born 1946), British artist John Norman Chapman (born 1947), American murderer John A. Chapman (1965–2002), USAF Combat Controller, posthumously awarded
32-476: The mayor of Leicester , decided to economise by holding a single by-election for both vacancies. In 1895, a select committee of the Commons reported that this procedure was incorrect, but that since it was adopted in good faith and without objection from any of the candidates, the result would be allowed to stand. Notes References John Gadsby Chapman Too Many Requests If you report this error to
40-578: The Court of Chancery. The election was declared void on petition on 1 June 1848, due to bribery by Walmsley and Gardner's agents, causing a by-election. Gardner's death caused a by-election. Noble's death caused a by-election. Biggs resigned, causing a by-election. Taylor resigned, causing a by-election. Both Picton and Whitehead resigned. The House of Commons passed separate resolutions for two by-elections, and two separate election writs were issued to Leicester Corporation . However, Israel Hart ,
48-663: The Medal of Honor John Chapman (producer) , British television producer See also [ edit ] Jonathan Chapman (1807–1848), American politician [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Chapman&oldid=1138118623 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
56-456: The first time in 1295. Originally both Members were chosen by the whole 'commons' of the borough until at least 1407, when Thomas Denton and John Tonge were stated to have been chosen 'per totam communitatem tocius burgi'. At some unknown date before the middle of the 15th century, however, the 'commons', lost power within the borough and were restricted to the election of just one of the Members,
64-671: The other being chosen by the mayor and 24 jurats (or aldermen). This situation was reversed by the middle of the sixteenth century. Although most Members were citizens, usually officials, of the borough there was considerable influence and involvement by the two leading families, the Hastings and the Greys during the 16th and 17th centuries. The constituency was abolished in 1918 and replaced by Leicester East, Leicester South and Leicester West. William Wareyn John de Garthorp Notes Duckworth resigned after being appointed as Master of
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