Orlow W. Chapman

Orlow W. Chapman ( born January 7, 1832 in Ellington, Connecticut, † January 19, 1890 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician, lawyer and United States Solicitor General.

Biography

After school he studied at Union College in Schenectady and graduated in 1854 from. He was subsequently appointed as a lecturer in languages ​​at the Academy Fergusonville active in Delaware County and was next approved in 1856 as an attorney in the state of New York.

Between 1862 and 1868 he worked as a district attorney in Binghamton. Chapman, who was a member of the Republican Party, was during the 24th legislative period 1870-1871 to the Senate from New York. After that, he was from 1872 to 1876 Superintendent of Insurance Office of New York (New York Insurance Department ).

In May 1889 Orlow W. Chapman was appointed by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison to the Solicitor General. This office, the third most important in the Ministry of Justice of the United States, he held until his death in January 1890.

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