Jonathan Chapman | |
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| 8th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1840–1843 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Eliot |
| Succeeded by | Martin Brimmer |
| Member of the Boston Common Council[1] | |
| In office 1838[1]–1838[1] | |
| In office 1835[1]–1836[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1807 |
| Died | May 25, 1848 (aged 41)[2] |
| Political party | Whig[3] |
| Spouse | Lucinda Dwight (Born July 7, 1809; Married April 25, 1832)[1][4] |
| Children | Jonathan Chapman (b. March 11, 1836); Eliza Chapman (b. March 10, 1838)[5] |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy[1]Harvard,[2] class of 1825.[1] |
| Profession | Attorney[1][2] |
Jonathan Chapman (January 23, 1807 – May 25, 1848) was an American politician, serving as the eighth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1840 to 1842.
Chapman's father also named Jonathan Chapman served as a member of the Town of Boston's Board of Selectmen.
Chapman attended Phillips Exeter Academy and he graduated from Harvard College and studied law under the direction of Judge Lemuel Shaw.
Chapman was elected mayor in December 1839; he was sworn into office in 1840; he served three one-year terms.[2]
Because of a large increase of the debt of the city of Boston in the 18 years since it was incorporated, Mayor Chapman had as a chief aim of his administration the reduction of the city's debt.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i The Boston Directory for the Year 1851, Boston, MA: George Adams, 1851, p. 8
- ^ a b c d e Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, 1914, p. 15
- ^ Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston, Volume III, Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, p. 247
- ^ Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874), The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass Vol. 2, New York, NY: Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (printed by John P. Trow and Sons), p. 893
- ^ Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874), The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Vol. 2, New York, NY: Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (printed by John P. Trow and Sons), p. 893