Sir Stephen Chapman (5 June 1907 – 23 March 1991) was a British barrister and High Court judge who sat in the Queen's Bench Division from 1966 to 1981.[1][2][3]

Biography

Stephen Chapman was the second son of the economist Sir Sydney Chapman, Chief Economic Adviser to HM Government, and Lady (Mabel Gwendoline) Chapman.[1][3] He was educated at Westminster School, where he was a King's Scholar and captain of school, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was an entrance scholar and major scholar.[1][2][3] At Cambridge, he won the Browne Medal in 1927 and 1928, as well as the John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship in 1928.[3] He graduated with first-class honours in Part I (1927) and Part II (1929) of the classical tripos.[1][2][3]

Turning to the law, Chapman was an entrance scholar at the Inner Temple in 1929 and won the Jardine studentship in 1931. He achieved first-class honours at the 1931 Bar finals, as well as a certificate of honour. He was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1931.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sir Stephen Chapman". The Times. 28 March 1991. p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sir Stephen Chapman". The Daily Telegraph. 28 March 1991. p. 27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chapman, Sir Stephen". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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