William Chapman (poet)

BornGeorge William Alphred Chapman
(1850-12-13)December 13, 1850
Saint-François parish (in Beauceville), Lower Canada

DiedFebruary 23, 1917(1917-02-23) (aged 66)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery

GenrePoetry

William Chapman
Born	George William Alphred Chapman (1850-12-13)December 13, 1850 Saint-François parish (in Beauceville), Lower Canada
Died	February 23, 1917(1917-02-23) (aged 66) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Genre	Poetry

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.^[1] 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.^[2]