Charles Chapman (rugby union)

Charles Chapman
Full nameCharles Edward Chapman
Date of birth(1860-08-26)26 August 1860
Place of birthEdenham, Lincolnshire, England
Date of death23 August 1901(1901-08-23) (aged 40)
Place of deathHorncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Notable relative(s)Percy Chapman (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1884 England 1 (0)

Charles Edward Chapman (26 August 1860 – 23 August 1901) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

The eldest son of Edward Chapman, the Rector of Low Toynton near Horncastle in Lincolnshire,[2] Chapman was born at Edenham in Lincolnshire in 1860. He was educated at Horncastle Grammar School, Trent College[3] and St Paul's school in Stony Stratford before going up to Worcester College, Oxford in October 1879. He transferred to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in January 1880.[2]

Chapman played varsity rugby at the University of Cambridge, gaining Blues in 1881 and 1884. During this period, he also represented a Combined Cambridge-Oxford XV against London and continued to turn out for Cambridge University RFC after graduating in 1884. He was capped for England in 1884, playing as a three-quarter against Wales at Leeds. In addition to rugby, Chapman also played association football for Lincoln Lindum FC[3] and played in five first-class cricket matches as a fast bowler for Cambridge University Cricket Club, three in 1882 and two the following season.[4][5]

After graduating, Chapman worked as a teacher at Carlisle Grammar School before leaving for Australia in 1885. He had several years as a master at Melbourne Grammar School, before returning in 1891, joining a school in Wales.[2][3] He played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Berkshire County Cricket Club in 1892[4] and was ordained as a Deacon at St Davids in 1894. He served as a Canon in Carmarthenshire before moving to Horncastle in 1895, and then becoming Rector at Scrivelsby in 1898.[2][3]

In August 1901, Chapman committed suicide by gunshot at his residence in Horncastle.[5][6] He was aged 40.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Miscellaneous". The Gloucester Journal. 31 August 1901.
  2. ^ a b c d Venn JA ed (1944) Alumni Cantabrigienses, volume 2, part 2, p. 11. (Available online at The Internet Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2024.)
  3. ^ a b c d "Sensational Tragedy Near Horncastle". Lincolnshire Echo. 24 August 1901.
  4. ^ a b Charles Chapman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2024. (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b c Frith D (2001) Silence of the Heart: cricket suicides. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 1 84018 406 X (Available online at Google Books. Retrieved 25 December 2024.)
  6. ^ "Suicide of a Lincolnshire Rector". Hull Evening News. 28 August 1901.
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