Bill Chappell Jr.

A Representative from Florida. Born 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. Interment in Kendrick Memorial Gardens, Ocala, Marion County, Fla.