MR. HENRY CHAPMAN. - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 21 Aug 1930 (original) (raw)

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Thu 21 Aug 1930 - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Page 13 - MR. HENRY CHAPMAN.

The death occurred yesterday in his 84th

year of Mr. Henry Chapman, who was for

20 years an alderman of the City Council, and

who for a period commanded No. 1 Field

Battery of the old Australian Volunteer Artil-

lery. Mr. Chapman was a native of Cork,

Ireland, and coming to Australia 61 years ago,

secured a position with the firm of J. G. Hanks,

and Co., grocers, who occupied premises oppo-

site the old market building in George-street.

Eight years later Mr. Chapman commenced

business on his own account in Wllllam-strcet,

and carried on there until his retirement in

1917, after which he resided in Glebe, and

Mr. Chapman took a keen interest in muni-

cipal affairs, and served as an alderman for

close on 20 years, among his colleagues being

his uncle, Michael Chapman, who was an

alderman for 38 years. He was also a city

representative on the Water and Sewerage

Board. Joining the 1st Field Artillery soon

after settling in Australia, he rose from the

ranks to be major, and finally commanded

the battery. He was a keen bowler, and 30

years ago was one of the most familiar ligures

Mrs. Chapman, who was a daughter of

Michael Chapman, predeceased her husband

by 14 years. He leaves a son, Mr. Michael

Nason Chapman, of Faulconbridge, and three

daughters, Mrs. Wallach, Mrs. E. O'Donnell,

who is in the United States, and Miss Nellie

Chapman, of Manly. The funeral takes place