21.05.1923 - 19.08.1986 (63 years) (Faribault, Minnesota, USA)
William Edwin (Ted) Chapman (16 December 1934 – 25 July 2005) was a Liberal member of the Parliament of South Australia from 10 March 1973 to 11 March 1992 and Minister. Chapman represented the district of Alexandra in the South Australian House of Assembly between 1973 and 1992. He served as Minister for Agriculture when David Tonkin was premier, taking a lead in promoting Australian dry-land farming in the Middle East. Chapman died in hospital in July 2005 after incurring a brain hemorrhage two months earlier.