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commission, he was so impressed at how smoothly the meeting had gone that he appointed
Chapman, who had no political experience., as his campaign manager in 1946. Chapman resigned from his tax post to manage Dewey's successful campaign, and the newly reelected governor reappointed him after the election, and he served in that position until he resigned in 1948 to return to the law.
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Chapman State Tax Commissioner. Dewey and Chapman had met only briefly, but after inquiry, Governor Dewey learned that Chapman was eminently qualified for the job, if he was willing to take it. When, the following year, Governor Dewey named Chapman to a highway
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