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Sir Sydney Brookes Chapman (17 October 1935 – 9 October 2014) was a British politician and architect. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Handsworth and Chipping Barnet. ==Life== Chapman was educated at Rugby School and Manchester University, where he studied architecture, gaining his Diploma in 1958 and ARIBA in 1960. He was Chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1964 to 1966.〔Burke's Peerage, accessed 1 August 2009〕 He married his first wife, Claire in 1976, (she was also his secretary when he was an MP) and they had three children.〔(Who's Who in Barnet )〕 In 2005, he married his second wife, Teresa at Chelsea Town Hall. After his retirement from politics, he moved from Barnet to Oxfordshire. He was a vice-chairman of the Council of Christians and Jews〔(Council of Christians and Jews ) website accessed 10 April 2012〕 and on the Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects for 2009-2012.〔(Builder and Engineer online ) RIBA Council Election Results 2009〕 Sir Sydney died on 9 October 2014 in Oxfordshire.〔(Barnet Today 10 Oct 2014 ) Former Chipping Barnet MP Sir Sydney Chapman dies〕 A Service of Thanksgiving was organised by his widow Lady Teresa Chapman on 10 June 2015 at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Attended by some 400 people including family, former colleagues, friends and constituents, the eulogies were read by Lord Ryder, Philip Porter and Sydney's sister, Cllr Christine Bateson. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sydney Chapman (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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