John C. Chapple

{{Short description|American politician (1875–1946)}}

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| name = John C. Chapple

| image = John C. Chapple.png

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| birth_name = John Crockett Chapple

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|05|27}}

| birth_place = La Porte City, Iowa

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1946|05|01|1875|05|27}}

| death_place = Ashland, Wisconsin

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| other_names =

| occupation = Newspaper editor, politician

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| children =

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| education = {{Plainlist|

• Northland Academy
• Cornell College

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| party = Republican

| office = Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

| constituency = Ashland County

| term_start1 = 1908

| term_end1 = 1910

| term_start2 = 1916

| term_end2 = 1920

| term_start3 = 1942

| term_end3 = May 1, 1946

}}

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

Born in La Porte City, Iowa,{{cite news|title=Chapple, Ashland Editor, Dies Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3518933/john_c_chapple_18751946/|newspaper=The Rhinelander Daily News|date=May 1, 1946|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 30, 2015 }} {{Open access}} 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. Chapple died in Ashland, Wisconsin while still in office in 1946.Wisconsin Blue Book 1946, Biographical Sketch of John C. Chapple, p. 37.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54555533/john-chapple-editor-dies/ |title=John Chapple, Editor, Dies |newspaper=Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |location=Ashland |agency=AP |page=1 |date=1946-05-01 |access-date=2020-07-01 |via=Newspapers.com}}