Bill Chappell

American politician

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Bill Chappell

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by| Syd Herlong
Succeeded by| Craig James
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
April 4, 1961 – November 9, 1962
Preceded by| Tom Beasley
Succeeded by| Mallory Horne
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 2, 1954 – November 3, 1964
Preceded by| C. Farris Bryant
Succeeded by| William G. O'Neill
Constituency| Marion County
In office
November 8, 1966 – November 5, 1968
Preceded by| William G. O'Neill
Succeeded by| Buddy MacKay
Constituency| Citrus, Hernando, Marion, and Sumter Counties (1966–67)
30th district (1967–68)
Personal details
Born| (1922-02-03)February 3, 1922
Kendrick, Florida
Died| March 30, 1989(1989-03-30) (aged 67)
Bethesda, Maryland
Political party| Democratic
Spouse| Jeane Brown Chappell
Military service
Allegiance|  United States
Branch/service| United States Navy
Years of service| 1942–1946 (USN)
1946–1983 (USNR)
Rank|  Captain

William Venroe Chappell Jr. (February 3, 1922 – March 30, 1989) was an American Democratic politician from Florida who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1989.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Early life, education and military service
* 2 Legal career and government service
* 2.1 Congressional career
* 3 Personal life and legacy
* 4 References

## Early life, education and military service[edit]

Born in Kendrick, Florida, Chappell graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1949. The Bachelor of Laws was exchanged for a Juris Doctor in 1967.

He served in the United States Navy, aviator from 1942 to 1946. He retired as a captain from United States Navy Reserve in 1983.

## Legal career and government service[edit]

Chappell began his legal career as a prosecuting attorney in Marion County from 1950 to 1954. He later was a member of the law firm of Chappell and Rowland in Ocala.

Chappell represented Marion County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1954 to 1964, and served as Speaker of the House from 1961 to 1963. He did not seek reelection in 1964 but was elected again in 1966 from a district encompassing Marion, Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter Counties.

### Congressional career[edit]

When incumbent Congressman Syd Herlong retired in 1968, Chappell ran for and was elected to Florida's 4th congressional district. He was re-elected nine times.

Chappell was a moderate to conservative Democrat and served on the United States House Appropriations Committee. At the time of his defeat he was serving as chairman of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.

He was defeated in the 1988 general election by Republican Craig James, losing narrowly 50.2–49.8%.[2]

## Personal life and legacy[edit]

Chappell married the former Jeane Brown on September 28, 1985. He was a resident of Ocala, Florida, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 30, 1989 from bone cancer.

The Port Orange Causeway, spanning the Halifax River, in Port Orange, Florida, was named the Congressman William V. Chappell Jr. Memorial Bridge by the Florida Legislature in 1989.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Daytona Beach, Florida was posthumously named after him.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
2. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

* United States Congress. "Bill Chappell (id: C000321)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Syd Herlong

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 4th congressional district
1969–1989  | Succeeded by

Craig James

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida

| Territory|

* Hernández
* Call
* White
* Downing
* Levy

|

At-large|

* Cabell
* Brockenbrough
* Cabell
* Maxwell
* Hawkins
* Hamilton
* Walls
* Niblack
* Purman and Walls (served concurrently)
* L'Engle
* Sears
* Green

| 1st district|

* Purman
* Davidson
* Mallory
* Sparkman
* Drane
* Peterson
* McMullen
* Campbell
* Cramer
* Sikes
* Hutto
* Scarborough
* J. Miller
* Gaetz

|

2nd district|

* Walls
* Finley
* Bisbee
* Finley
* Hull
* Bisbee
* Finley
* Bisbee
* Dougherty
* Bullock
* Cooper
* R. Davis
* Clark
* Green
* Price
* Bennett
* Fuqua
* Grant
* Peterson
* Boyd
* Southerland
* Graham
* Dunn

3rd district|

* Lamar
* Mays
* E. Wilson
* Kehoe
* Smithwick
* Yon
* Caldwell
* Sikes
* Pepper
* Bennett
* Brown
* Yoho
* Cammack

4th district|

* Sears
* Owen
* Wilcox
* Cannon
* Smathers
* Lantaff
* Fascell
* Herlong
* Chappell
* James
* Fowler
* Crenshaw
* Rutherford

5th district|

* Hendricks
* Herlong
* Gurney
* Frey
* Gunter
* Kelly
* McCollum
* Thurman
* Brown-Waite
* Nugent
* Brown
* Lawson

6th district|

* D. Rogers
* P. Rogers
* Gibbons
* Young
* MacKay
* Stearns
* DeSantis
* Waltz

7th district|

* Haley
* Gibbons
* J. Mica
* S. Murphy

8th district|

* Matthews
* Cramer
* Young
* Haley
* Ireland
* Young
* McCollum
* Keller
* Grayson
* Webster
* Posey

9th district|

* Fuqua
* P. Rogers
* Frey
* Nelson
* M. Bilirakis
* G. Bilirakis
* Grayson
* Soto

10th district|

* Gibbons
* Burke
* Bafalis
* Ireland
* Young
* Webster
* Demings

11th district|

* Gurney
* Pepper
* P. Rogers
* D. Mica
* Nelson
* Bacchus
* Gibbons
* J. Davis
* Castor
* Nugent
* Webster

12th district|

* Cramer
* Fascell
* Burke
* Stack
* Shaw
* Lewis
* Canady
* Putnam
* Ross
* Bilirakis

13th district|

* Lehman
* Mack III
* Goss
* D. Miller
* Harris
* Buchanan
* Young
* Jolly
* Crist

14th district|

* Pepper
* D. Mica
* Johnston
* Goss
* Mack IV
* Castor

15th district|

* Fascell
* Shaw
* Bacchus
* Weldon
* Posey
* Ross
* Spano
* Franklin

16th district|

* Smith
* Lewis
* Foley
* Mahoney
* T. Rooney
* Buchanan

17th district|

* Lehman
* C. Meek
* K. Meek
* Wilson
* T. Rooney
* Steube

18th district|

* Pepper
* Ros-Lehtinen
* P. Murphy
* Mast

19th district|

* Fascell
* Johnston
* Wexler
* Deutch
* Radel
* Clawson
* F. Rooney
* Donalds

20th district|

* Deutsch
* Wasserman Schultz
* Hastings
* Cherfilus-McCormick

21st district|

* L. Díaz-Balart
* M. Díaz-Balart
* Deutch
* Frankel

22nd district|

* Shaw
* Klein
* West
* Frankel
* Deutch

23rd district|

* Hastings
* Wasserman Schultz

24th district|

* Feeney
* Kosmas
* Adams
* F. Wilson

25th district|

* M. Díaz-Balart
* Rivera
* M. Díaz-Balart

26th district|

* Garcia
* Curbelo
* Mucarsel-Powell
* Giménez

27th district|

* Ros-Lehtinen
* Shalala
* Salazar

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