Surname: CHAPMAN
Given Names: Thomas Daniel
Title and Honours: Mr
Qualifications:
Date and Place of Birth: 1815 - Bedford, England
Date of Death: 17 February 1884 - Newtown, Tasmania
House of Assembly: (1) 15 September 1856 (2)
11 June 1861 (3) 8 November 1862 (4) 27 October 1866 (5) 31 December 1866
(6) 1 September 1871
Electorate: (1) Hobart Town (2) Queenborough (3) Campbell
Town (4) Hobart Town (5) Launceston (6) East Hobart
Party:
Positions Held: Premier 2 August 1861 - 20 January 1863; various
other portfolios
Date of Departure: (1) 31 May 1861 (2) 8 November 1862 (3)
May 1864 (4) 3 December 1866 (5) August 1871 (6) August 1873
Reason for Departure: (1) & (2) Transferred to another
seat. (3) Resigned because of personal bankruptcy.
Legislative Council: (1) 28 October 1851 (2)
8 August 1873
Electorate: Buckingham
Party:
Positions Held: President 11 July 1882 - 17 February 1884;
Opposition Leader 1863-64
Minister: No
Date of Departure: (1) August 1856 (2) 17 February 1884
Reason for Departure: (1) Resigned to contest HA. Successful.
(2) Died in office.
Comments:
House of Assembly Long Room Picture: E
Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
Additional Reference Material:
A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968.
Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.
