William D. Chappelle
William D. Chappelle | |
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| Born | William David Chappelle November 16, 1857 |
| Died | June 15, 1925 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Bishop, President of Allen University |
| Children | W. D. Chappelle Jr. |
| Relatives | William David Chappelle III (grandson) Dave Chappelle (great-grandson) |
William David Chappelle (November 16, 1857 – June 15, 1925) was an American educationalist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Chappelle served as president of Allen University, a historically Black university in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1897 to 1899 and served as the chairman of its board of trustees from 1916 to 1925.