LC control no. | n 88274575 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Chapman, Virgil, 1895-1951 |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | Lexington (Ky.) |
Located | Irvine (Ky.) Paris (Ky.) Washington (D.C.) |
Birth date | 1895-03-15 |
Death date | 1951-03-08 |
Place of birth | Simpson County (Ky.) |
Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
Affiliation | University of Kentucky. College of Law United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. House Democratic Party (U.S.) |
Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators |
Found in | NUCMC data from Filson Club for Johnson family. Papers, 1859-1971 (Virgil Chapman, 1895-1951) WwasWA, 1951-1960 (Chapman, Virgil Munday; b. 1895; d. 1951; U.S. senator from Ky.) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 180 ("Virgil Munday Chapman", U.S. representative and senator. Born March 15, 1895 in Middleton, Simpson County, Kentucky. Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1917. Was the editor in chief of the "Kentucky Law Journal" 1917-1918 when he graduated from the University of Kentucky college of law. Practiced law in Irvine, Ky. then moved to Paris and practiced law in Lexington, Ky. Served two successive terms as the Democratic representative from Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives 1925-1929 then eight successive terms 1931-1949. Served in the U.S. Senate beginning in January 3, 1949 until his death on March 8, 1951 in Washington D.C.) |
Associated language | eng |