John Otho Chapman

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} '''John Otho "Jack" Chapman''' (August 19, 1931 – March 6, 2011) was a power plant supervisor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Estevan from 1980 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan and worked 35 years for SaskPower as a power engineer and plant supervisor. Chapman also served on the board for Luther College.<ref name="hansard">{{cite web |url=http://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Minutes/27L1S/120312Minutes.pdf |title=Hansard |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |date=March 12, 2012 |accessdate=2012-08-25}}</ref> He defeated Grant Devine in a 1980 by-election to win a seat in the provincial assembly <ref name="results"/> after Robert Larter resigned from the assembly, citing health reasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5L5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pHoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6459,5249968 |title=Devine unopposed |newspaper=The Phoenix |location=Saskatoon |date=October 30, 1980 |page=5 |accessdate=2012-08-07}}</ref> He was defeated by Devine when he ran for reelection in 1982.<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }}</ref> He died in 2011.<ref name="hansard"/>

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