William D. Chappelle

William D. Chappelle
Born
William David Chappelle

(1857-11-16)November 16, 1857
Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 1925(1925-06-15) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Bishop, President of Allen University
ChildrenW. D. Chappelle Jr.
RelativesWilliam David Chappelle III (grandson)
Dave Chappelle (great-grandson)

William David Chappelle (November 16, 1857 – June 15, 1925) was an American educationalist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Chappelle served as president of Allen University, a historically Black university in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1897 to 1899 and served as the chairman of its board of trustees from 1916 to 1925.[1]

  1. ^ Tindall, George Brown (1952). South Carolina Negroes, 1877-1900. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570034947.