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  Chappell Jr., William V. "Bill"
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1985-01-01  
 
NameWilliam V. "Bill" Chappell Jr.
Address
Ormond Beach, Florida , United States
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Born February 03, 1922
DiedMarch 30, 1989 (67 years)
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May 05, 2023 05:34am
Tags Married - Cancer - Military Reserve - Navy - Methodist -
InfoBorn in Kendrick, Marion County, Fla., February 3, 1922; University of Florida, B.A., 1947, LL.B., 1949, and J.D., 1967; served in the United States Navy, aviator, 1942-1946; retired as a captain from United States Naval Reserve in 1983; Marion County prosecuting attorney, 1950-1954; elected to Florida house of representatives, 1954-1964, speaker, 1961-1963; did not seek reelection in 1964 but was elected again in 1966; member, law firm of Chappell & Rowland, Ocala, Fla.; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1989); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1988 to the One Hundred First Congress; was a resident of Ocala, Fla., until his death in Bethesda, Md., on March 30, 1989.

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DISCUSSION
Importance? 6.00000 Average

FAMILY
Wife Jeane Chappell Sep 28, 1985-Mar 30, 1989
Stepson Charles McBurney, Jr. 1957-

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RACES
  11/08/1988 FL District 04 Lost 49.84% (-0.32%)
  09/06/1988 FL District 4 - D Primary Won 70.06% (+40.12%)
  11/04/1986 FL District 04 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1984 FL District 04 Won 64.78% (+29.57%)
  09/04/1984 FL District 4 - D Primary Won 62.69% (+25.38%)
  11/02/1982 FL District 04 Won 66.93% (+33.86%)
  10/05/1982 FL District 04 - D Runoff Won 53.92% (+7.84%)
  09/07/1982 FL District 04 - D Primary Won 47.54% (+2.51%)
  11/04/1980 FL District 04 Won 65.77% (+31.53%)
  11/07/1978 FL District 04 Won 73.12% (+46.24%)
  11/02/1976 FL District 04 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/07/1976 FL District 04 - D Primary Won 66.90% (+43.48%)
  11/05/1974 FL District 04 Won 68.18% (+36.37%)
  11/07/1972 FL District 04 Won 55.92% (+11.83%)
  07/13/1972 US Vice President - D Convention Lost 0.03% (-59.04%)
  11/03/1970 FL District 4 Won 57.77% (+15.55%)
  11/05/1968 FL District 4 Won 52.83% (+5.68%)
  05/07/1968 FL District 4 - D Primary Won 53.88% (+7.77%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject