William Chapman (poet)

For the Oregon politician, see William W. Chapman. For the English cricketer, see William Chapman (cricketer).
William Chapman
Born George William Alphred Chapman
(1850-12-13)December 13, 1850
Saint-François parish (in Beauceville), Lower Canada
Died February 23, 1917(1917-02-23) (aged 66)
Ottawa, Ontario
Genre Poetry

George William Albert Chapman, né George William Alphred (13 December 1850 – 23 February 1917), was a Canadian poet.

Chapman was born at Saint-François-de-Beauce, Quebec (today's Beauceville), and was educated at Levis College. He studied law, afterward engaged in commercial pursuits, and later entered the civil service of the Province of Quebec. Chapman worked for some time as a journalist in Quebec City and Montreal; but in 1902 became a French translator for the Dominion Senate and removed to Ottawa.

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