Sir Robert Chapman, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert MacGowan Chapman, 2nd Baronet, (12 February 1911 – 2 August 1987) was a Territorial Army officer who served as High Sheriff of Durham from 1960 to 1961, Deputy Lieutenant of Durham from 1952 to 1974, and later Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. Early life He was the son of Sir Robert Chapman, 1st Baronet and Hélène Paris MacGowan. He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England and Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, graduating in 1933 with a BA degree, and in 1936 with an MA. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 10 February 1934. He was registered as a Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants (A.C.A.) in 1938. He married Barbara May Tonks, daughter of Hubert Tonks, on 18 January 1941. Wartime He gained the rank of Captain in 1940 in the GSO(3), AA Command. Later gaining the rank of Major in 1940 in the GSO(2), 1st AA Corps. He became commanding officer of the 124th HAA Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1942. Later life He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.) in 1945. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Durham in 1946. He gained the rank of