Claim: Julius Caesar Chappelle served in the Massachusetts General Court which is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which was given the official title by John Adams.
Evidence: Julius Caesar Chappelle (c. 1852–January 27, 1904) was an American Republican Party politician who was born into slavery in South Carolina and served in the Massachusetts General Court. The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the colonial assembly, in addition to making laws, sat as a judicial court of appeals.