Charles Chapman (mayor)

Charles Clarke Chapman (July 2, 1853 – April 5, 1944) was the first mayor of Fullerton, California, and a relative of John Chapman, the legendary "Johnny Appleseed". He was a native of Illinois who had been a Chicago publisher before settling in Southern California.

Chapman was a supporter of the Disciples of Christ, who was a primary donor and fundraiser for California Christian College, which in 1934 changed its name to Chapman College, and is now Chapman University, in his honor.[1]

While some believe Chapman Avenue, a major Orange County thoroughfare, is also named in his honor, the street is actually named after the unrelated Alfred Chapman, co-founder of the city of Orange.