10 Facts About Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell served in the United States Navy, aviator from 1942 to 1946.

Bill Chappell retired as a captain from United States Navy Reserve in 1983.

Bill Chappell began his legal career as a prosecuting attorney in Marion County from 1950 to 1954.

Bill Chappell later was a member of the law firm of Chappell and Rowland in Ocala.

Bill Chappell represented Marion County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1954 to 1964, and served as Speaker of the House from 1961 to 1963.

Bill Chappell did not seek reelection in 1964 but was elected again in 1966 from a district encompassing Marion, Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter Counties.

When incumbent Congressman Syd Herlong retired in 1968, Bill Chappell ran for and was elected to Florida's 4th congressional district.

Bill Chappell was a moderate to conservative Democrat and served on the United States House Appropriations Committee.

Bill Chappell married the former Jeane Brown on September 28,1985.

Bill Chappell was a resident of Ocala, Florida, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 30,1989, from bone cancer.