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Chapman, John (‘Johnny Appleseed’) (1774–1845)

US pioneer and folk hero, credited with establishing orchards throughout the Midwest by planting seeds as he travelled. Famous as the subject of local legends and folk tales, Chapman was described as a religious visionary with boundless generosity.

Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Chapman roamed westward from Pennsylvania in the years after 1800, planting apple seeds in Ohio and Indiana. However, few specific details about his later life can be verified.

Chapman, John (Gadsby) (1808–1889)

US painter. A portrait and historical painter, he painted the famous mural, Baptism of Pocahontas (1837–42), in the Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.

He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and divided his time between New York and Washington, DC.



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The triumphant squad consisted of Adam Lee, Dean Stewart, Aaron Henderson, Dominic Kay, Ross McKeown, Sammy Craig, Lee Gilchrist, Liam Warren, Michael Wilkinson, Sam Pearth, Carl Chapman, John Armstrong, Gary Cook, Lewis Batey, Jamie Nelson, Cyle Pringle, Asa McDonough and Scott Hall.
n Paul McCartney's brother Mike McCartney says: ``If it had not been for that mad man, Chapman, John would have been alive and contributing to the world in a creative and artistic sense.
Among those enjoying the revelry included Don Cantillon, Michael Tebbutt, Patrick Gilligan, Nick Chapman, John Scott, John Lockwood, Andrew `Smiler' Harris, Philip `Docks' Docking, Jock McMurdo, Dave McCoy, Adam and Lee Parfait, Sheila Spivey, Julie Claydon, Paul Brown.
 
 
 
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