Sir John Chapman, 2nd Baronet (c. 1710 – 29 January 1781) was a British parliamentarian.
He succeeded to the Baronetcy in May 1737.
He was elected at the 1741 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton, and held the seat until the 1741 general election, when he did not stand again. He served as High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1759.
He married twice: firstly Rachel, daughter and coheir of James Edmondson and secondly Sarah. He had no children and was succeeded by his brother, Sir William Chapman, 3rd Baronet.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "C" (part 2)
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 291. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ "Complete Baronetage"
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded byHenry Berkeley Portman Francis Fane |
Member of Parliament for Taunton 1741–1747 With: John Buck 1741–1745 Percy Wyndham-O'Brien 1745–1747 |
Succeeded byCharles Wyndham Robert Webb |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded byWilliam Chapman | Baronet (of London) 1737–1781 |
Succeeded byWilliam Chapman |
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