Paul Wadsworth Chapman | |
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Born | Paul Wadsworth Chapman December 8, 1880 |
Died | July 16, 1954 (Age 73) Norwalk, Connecticut |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Banker & businessman |
Known for | Founder – P.W. Chapman & Co. Owner – United States Lines |
Spouse | Joanna Norton Highley (1903–1954) (his death) |
Children | Paul Wadsworth Chapman Jr. (1905–1979)
Howard Highley Chapman (1907–1993) Theodore Stillman Chapman III (1914–1988) Joanna Chapman (1914–2001) Robert Harris Chapman (1919–2000) |
Paul Wadsworth Chapman (1880–1954) was an American banker and businessman based in Chicago. He was the founder of the banking firm P.W. Chapman & Co. (formally Chapman, Mills & Co.) in 1912, and was the owner of United States Lines from 1929 to 1931.