James Chapple

James Henry George Chapple (23 August 1865–8 April 1947) was a New Zealand Salvation Army officer, Presbyterian minister, Unitarian minister, pacifist and controversialist. He was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia on 23 August 1865. He is well known for having been tried for heresy in 1910.[1] He was one of only two New Zealanders nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before 1956.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chapple, Geoff. "James Henry George Chapple". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nomination Database". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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