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Thomas Chapman (Australian politician)

Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (died 1884)

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Born
October 31, 1815
Died
February 17, 1884
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1815

About Thomas Chapman (Australian politician)

Thomas Daniel Chapman was the Premier of Tasmania from 2 August 1861 until 20 January 1863. He served as a member of the Tasmanian Parliament for 26 years from August 1856 until his death in 1884. Chapman was first elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1851. When the Tasmanian House of Assembly was created in 1856 Chapman became a minister under Tasmania's first responsible government headed by William Champ.

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Thomas Chapman (Australian politician) timeline

  1. Chapman was first elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1851.
  2. When the Tasmanian House of Assembly was created in 1856 Chapman became a minister under Tasmania's first responsible government headed by William Champ.

The world when Thomas Chapman (Australian politician) was born

Thomas Chapman (Australian politician) was born in 1815. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNapoleon defeated at Waterloo
  • Technology milestoneMiner's safety lamp invented by Humphry Davy
  • World population~975M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population8.3M

1815 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thomas Chapman (Australian politician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18152026
Population8.3M341 million

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