Wilford G. Chapman

Wilford G. Chapman (June 29, 1860 – September 2, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician.[1] He served as mayor of Portland from 1916–1917.

Early life

Chapman graduated from Portland High School in 1879 and Colby College in 1883. He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and was a practicing lawyer until his death. He was married to Tinnie A. and the couple had four children.[2]

Politics and law

Chapman was elected to the Portland Common Council from 1890 to 1895. In 1915, he was the Republican nominee for mayor of Portland, losing to Oakley C. Curtis by nine votes. He ran again the following year and was elected. He was the first Republican to do so in five years. In July 1916, a streetcar strike shut down the city's primary form of mass transportation.

He was also a founding member of the Rotary Club of Portland, Maine.[3][4]

He was later a judge in the Portland Municipal Court.[5] He died in 1920, a month after being appointed to the city's Board of Health. His funeral was held at the First Parish Church and his buried at Evergreen Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bowler, Ernest Constant (1902). An album of the attorneys of Maine, with a portrait and brief record of the life of each. Bethel, Maine: News Publishing Company. p. 79. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via Hathi Trust.
  2. ^ "Ex-Mayor Chapman of Portland, Dead". Lewiston Evening Journal. September 3, 1920.
  3. ^ International, Rotary (January 1916). The Rotarian. Rotary International. pp. 46–. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Portland Rotary: 100 Years of Service above Self". Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Report of the Judicial Council of the State of Maine" (PDF). December 1932. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Chapman Funeral At 2:30 Tomorrow". Portland Evening Express. September 4, 1920.
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