Roy Harrison Chapman (July 15, 1883 – August 9, 1952) was a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1937 to 1952. Chapman was born on July 15, 1883, in Blairsville, Georgia. His family had fled to Florida during to get out of the path of Sherman's March to the Sea. He was raised in Lake Butler, Florida, and attended the East Seminary at Gainesville. Chapman attended the University of Florida and settled on law as a career. He transferred to Stetson University Law School and graduated in 1908, passing the bar the same year. Champman moved to Lake City, Florida, and became the law partner of Fred P. Cone, both of whom were active in Democratic Party politics. Chapman was appointed to the board of law examiners in 1925, working to improve standards of professionalism in bar admissions. Afte