John C. Chapple

John C. Chapple
John C. Chapple
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency	Ashland County
	In office; 1908–1910
	In office; 1916–1920
	In office; 1942 – May 1, 1946
Personal details
Born	John Crockett Chapple; May 27, 1875; La Porte City, Iowa
Died	May 1, 1946 (aged 70); Ashland, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Education	Northland Academy; Cornell College;
Occupation	Newspaper editor, politician

John Crockett Chapple (May 27, 1875 – May 1, 1946) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

Born in La Porte City, Iowa,^[1] Chapple went to Northland Academy (now Northland College) in Ashland, Wisconsin and Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. He was the editor of the Ashland Daily Press and was also a columnist and printer. Chapple served on the Ashland Common Council, the Ashland County, Wisconsin Board of Superviors, and was a Republican. He was also the postmaster. Chapple served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1909, 1917, and 1919. He was also elected in 1942 and 1944.^[1] Chapple died in Ashland, Wisconsin while still in office in 1946.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chapple, Ashland Editor, Dies Today". The Rhinelander Daily News. May 1, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved October 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1946, Biographical Sketch of John C. Chapple, p. 37.
^ "John Chapple, Editor, Dies". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Ashland. AP. May 1, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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