Aaron Chapman (politician)
Aaron Chapman (1771 – 28 December 1850) was an English writer and politician. He was the inaugural member of Parliament for Whitby, representing the Conservative Party.[1]
Chapman was elected the member of Parliament for Whitby for four successive parliaments.[1] He later served as a magistrate in Middlesex and as an Elder Brother of Trinity House, the maritime charity. He also served as a trustee of Ramsgate Harbour, and as a director of the Hudson's Bay Company.[1]
In 1825 he was a director of the New Zealand Company, a venture chaired by the wealthy John George Lambton, Whig MP (and later 1st Earl of Durham), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand.[2][3][4]
He married Elizabeth (née Barker) on 2 June 1796. The couple had four sons and two daughters. Their third son, Edward, served as a director of the Bank of England.[1]
Chapman died at his home in Highbury Park, London, and was interred in Hornsey, Middlesex (now north London).[1]
References
- The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, March 1851 issue. Bradbury, Evans. 1851. pp. 315–316.
- Adams, Peter (2013). Fatal Necessity: British Intervention in New Zealand, 1830–1847. BWB e-Book. Bridget Williams Books. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-927277-19-5. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
...first published in 1977.
- McDonnell, Hilda (2002). "Chapter 3: The New Zealand Company of 1825". The Rosanna Settlers: with Captain Herd on the coast of New Zealand 1826-7. Wellington City Libraries. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
including Thomas Shepherd's Journal and his coastal views, The NZ Company of 1825.
- Wakefield, Edward Jerningham (1845). Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844: With Some Account of the Beginning of the British Colonization of the Islands. Adventure in New Zealand. John Murray. p. 4. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Digitised 22 July 2009
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| Preceded by New creation |
Member of Parliament for Whitby 1832–1847 |
Succeeded by Robert Stephenson |