# Thomas Jefferson Chappell

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**Thomas Jefferson Chappell** (November 29, 1851–May 8, 1910) was a lawyer, judge, and member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) for two terms.[1] An Alumnus of the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia), he filled out an alumni questionnaire for the university's centennial publication.[2]

He was born in [Macon, Georgia](/source/Macon,_Georgia), the third son of [Absalom Harris Chappell](/source/Absalom_Harris_Chappell) and Loretto Rebecca Lamar. His mother was a sister of [Mirabeau B. Lamar](/source/Mirabeau_B._Lamar). His family moved to Columbus, Georgia when he was a child.[3]

He served as a Calendar Clerk for the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected a representative in 1884 from [Muscogee County, Georgia](/source/Muscogee_County,_Georgia). He was reelected in 1886. In 1900 he was elected to the [Georgia State Senate](/source/Georgia_State_Senate). He compiled an Analytical Index and Digest of the [Georgia Constitution of 1877](/source/Constitution_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)). A Democrat, he was a delegate to the [1908 Democratic National Convention](/source/1908_Democratic_National_Convention) in Denver, Colorado.[3]

His brother [Lucius Henry Chappell](/source/Lucius_Henry_Chappell) served as mayor of Columbus and his brother [Joseph Harris Chappell](/source/Joseph_Harris_Chappell) was a college president. He and his brothers were photographed.[4]

## See also

- [Chappell (surname)](/source/Chappell_(surname))

## References

1. ["Biographical Souvenir of the States of Georgia and Florida: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families in These States"](https://books.google.com/books?id=Xu8RAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22thomas+j.+chappell%22+georgia+house+of+representatives&pg=PA159). Southern Historical Press. August 16, 1889. – via Google Books.

1. ["Chappell, Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 2, p. 217-20"](http://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_alum_chappell-thomas-jefferson?canvas=2&x=1004&y=1719&w=489). *Digital Library of Georgia*

1. Association, Georgia Bar (August 16, 1910). ["Report of the ... Annual Session of the Georgia Bar Association"](https://books.google.com/books?id=jyL4AAAAIAAJ&dq=Thomas+Jefferson+Chappell&pg=PA266-IA2). Georgia Bar Association. – via Google Books.

1. ["Chappell Brothers"](https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/columbus/m-2960/)

## External links

- [Findagrave entry](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33486934/thomas_jefferson-chappell)

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