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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Chester W. Chapin |
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Springfield, Massachusetts , United States |
| Email | None |
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December 16, 1798
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| Died | June 10, 1883
(84 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | CHAPIN, Chester William, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Ludlow, Mass., December 16, 1798; attended the common schools and Westfield Academy, Westfield, Mass.; engaged in mercantile pursuits; mail contractor, running post coaches and steamboats; member of the constitutional convention of Massachusetts in 1853; president and director of the Western Railroad Corporation 1854-1867; president of the Boston & Albany Railroad Co. 1868-1878, and one of the directors 1868-1880; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., on June 10, 1883; interment in Springfield Cemetery.
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