Reuben Chapman

For the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice, see Reuben Atwater Chapman.

Reuben Chapman

Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799 – May 16, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in 1799 in Bowling Green, Virginia, he represented Alabama in the U.S. House from 1835 to 1847 and served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849. He died in Huntsville, Alabama in 1882.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Clement Comer Clay	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841	Succeeded by District inactive
Preceded by District inactive	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's at-large congressional district March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Succeeded by District inactive
Preceded by District created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 6th congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Succeeded by Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb
Political offices
Preceded by Joshua L. Martin	Governor of Alabama 1847–1849	Succeeded by Henry W. Collier

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Alabama

Governors	W. Bibb T. Bibb Pickens Murphy G. Moore S. Moore Gayle Clay McVay Bagby Fitzpatrick Martin Chapman Collier Winston A. Moore Shorter Watts Parsons Patton Swayne Smith Lindsay Lewis Houston Cobb E. A. O'Neal Seay T. Jones Oates Johnston Samford Jelks Comer E. O'Neal Henderson Kilby Brandon Graves Miller Graves Dixon Sparks Folsom Sr. Persons Folsom Sr. Patterson G. Wallace L. Wallace Brewer G. Wallace James G. Wallace Hunt Folsom Jr. James Siegelman Riley Bentley

Lieutenant Governors	Applegate Moren McKinstry Ligon Cunningham Gray Seed Kilby Miller McDowell Davis Merrill Knight Carmichael Ellis Inzer Allen Hardwick Boutwell Allen Brewer Beasley McMillan B. Baxley Folsom Siegelman Windom L. Baxley Folsom Ivey

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 121814367 LCCN: nr00018858 US Congress: C000316

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