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William Chapman

Canadian writer

Died when: 66 years 72 days (794 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

William Chapman

George William Albert Chapman, né George William Alphred (13 December 1850 – 23 February 1917), was a Canadian poet.Chapman was born at Saint-François-de-Beauce, Quebec (today's Beauceville), and was educated at Levis College in 1862-1867.

He studied law, afterward engaged in commercial pursuits, and later entered the civil service of the Province of Quebec.Chapman worked for some time as a journalist in Quebec City and Montreal; but in 1902 became a French translator for the Dominion Senate and removed to Ottawa, Ontario.

After his death in 1917, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.


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