William D. Chappelle

William D. Chappelle

William David Chappelle was an American educationalist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He served as president of Allen University, a historically black university in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1897 to 1899. His son was a physician and surgeon who opened the People’s Infirmary.

About William D. Chappelle in brief

Summary William D. ChappelleWilliam David Chappelle was an American educationalist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He served as president of Allen University, a historically black university in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1897 to 1899.

On March 13, 1918, he led a delegation from the bishops’ council to meet Democratic President Woodrow Wilson at the White House. His son was a physician and surgeon who opened the People’s Infirmary.