Bird Beers Chapman
U.S. Congressperson
1821 – 1871
Who was Bird Beers Chapman?
Bird Beers Chapman a Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska; born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, August 24, 1821; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio; moved to the Territory of Nebraska and settled in Omaha, Nebraska; was editor of the Omaha Nebraskan 1855-1859; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth Congress; unsuccessfully contested the election of Fenner Ferguson to the Thirty-fifth Congress; died at Put in Bay, Ottawa County, Ohio, September 21, 1871; interment in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.
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- Born
- Aug 24, 1821
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Sep 21, 1871
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on July 23, 2013
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