Mr. George Chapman, Head Attendant of the Male Department at Sunnyside Asylum, was born in 1860 at Coburg. Victoria, and was educated in the sister Colony.

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After a general experience of mercantile life in Melbourne, he came to Lyttelton in 1880, two years later he was appointed an attendant at Sunnyside, and was promoted to his present position in 1888. Mr. Chapman is a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, attached to Loyal Addington lodge. He was married in 1888 to a daughter of Mr. Thomas Parsons, of Akaroa, and has two sons and one daughter living.