| Aaron Chapman | |
| Birth Date: | September 13, 1771 |
| Death Date: | 28 December 1859, age 79 |
| Death Place: | Highbury Park, London, England |
| Burial Place: | Hornsey, Middlesex (now north London) |
| Nationality: | English |
| Occupation: | writer and politician |
| Years Active: | 1832–1847 (MP) |
| Known For: | MP, Whitby |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Children: | 4 sons, 2 daughters |
Aaron Chapman (1771 – 28 December 1850) was an English writer and politician. He was the inaugural member of Parliament for Whitby, representing the Conservative Party.[1]
Chapman was elected the member of Parliament for Whitby for four successive parliaments.[1] He later served as a magistrate in Middlesex and as an Elder Brother of Trinity House, the maritime charity. He also served as a trustee of Ramsgate Harbour, and as a director of the Hudson's Bay Company.[1]
In 1825 he was a director of the New Zealand Company, a venture chaired by the wealthy John George Lambton, Whig MP (and later 1st Earl of Durham), that made the first attempt to colonise New Zealand.[2] [3] [4]
He married Elizabeth (née Barker) on 2 June 1796. The couple had four sons and two daughters. Their third son, Edward, served as a director of the Bank of England.[1]
Chapman died at his home in Highbury Park, London, and was interred in Hornsey, Middlesex (now north London).[1]
Also see Hugh Flouch, "Edward Henry Chapman of Harringay House – Harringay's City merchant ‘prince’ " Harringay Online, 2022.