Lawyer, judge.
Born in the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia on 2 January 1899, son of George Thomas Chapman and and Catherine Mary Bourke (1862-1947), he attended St. James School, Mulvey School, Kelvin High School, and St. John's College. During the First World War, he served with the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Returning from military service, he articled in law in 1921 and formed his own law practice in the St. James area of Winnipeg. He was made a King’s Counsel in 1949. He was later appointed a judge of the citizenship court.
On 18 August 1923, he married Inez Beryl Davis (1902-1992, daughter of Isabella Nash and Robert E. Davis) at St. James and they had three sons: Robert T. Chapman, George Edward Chapman, and Cecil A. Chapman (?-2023). He was a member of St. James Anglican Church, St. James Kiwanis Club, Winnipeg Conservative Club, Masons (St. James Lodge), and Khartum Shriners. In 1967, he was inducted into the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt.
He died at the Grace Hospital on 7 April 1985 and was buried in the St. James Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Business College Building / Chapman Building (1864 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [George Thomas Chapman, Inez Beryl Davis], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
“Ten Manitoba lawyers named King’s Counsel,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 January 1949, page 1.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 8 April 1985, page 32.
Obituary [Inez Beryl Chapman], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1992, page 47.
Obituary [Cecil A. Chapman], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 2023.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 April 2023
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