Alfred C. Chapin
Alfred Clark Chapin (March 8, 1848 – October 2, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Brooklyn and for one year as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1891 to 1892.[1]
Alfred C. Chapin | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives from New York's 2nd District | |
| In office November 3, 1891 – November 16, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | David A. Boody |
| Succeeded by | John M. Clancy |
| Mayor of Brooklyn | |
| In office 1888–1891 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel D. Whitney |
| Succeeded by | David A. Boody |
| New York State Comptroller | |
| In office 1884–1887 | |
| Governor | Grover Cleveland David B. Hill |
| Preceded by | Ira Davenport |
| Succeeded by | Edward Wemple |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Clark Chapin March 8, 1848 South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | October 2, 1936 (aged 88) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouses | Grace Stebbins
(m. 1884; died 1908)Charlotte Storrs Montant
(m. 1913) |
| Relations | Hamilton Fish IV (grandson) |
| Parent(s) | Ephraim Atlas Chapin Josephine Clark |
| Alma mater | Williams College Harvard Law School |
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Early life
Chapin was born to Ephraim Atlas Chapin who had interests in the railroad and Josephine, née Clark. He had a younger sister Alice Chapin who was an actress and suffragette.[2]
He attended the public and private schools and graduated from Williams College (in Williamstown, Massachusetts) in 1869,[3] and from Harvard Law School in 1871. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in New York City with residence in Brooklyn.[1]
Political career
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 11th D.) in 1882 and 1883, and was Speaker in 1883. On January 13, 1882, he was injured in the same train accident in which State Senator Webster Wagner was killed.[1]
He was New York State Comptroller from 1884 to 1887, elected at the New York state election, 1883 and the New York state election, 1885.
He was Mayor of Brooklyn from 1888 to 1891.
Tenure in Congress
Chapin was elected as a Democrat to the 52nd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David A. Boody and served from November 3, 1891, to November 16, 1892, when he resigned.[1]
Later life
Chapin served as railroad commissioner of New York State from 1892 to 1897, and continued the practice of law, He was also financially interested in various enterprises.[1] He also owned a summer home in Murray Bay, Quebec.[3]
Personal life
On February 20, 1884,[3] Chapin was married to Grace Stebbins (1860–1908).[4] She was the daughter of Alice Holmes Schieffelin (1838–1913) and Russell Stebbins (1835–1894) and the granddaughter of Samuel Schieffelin, a religious author and businessman. Together, they were the parents of:
- Grace Chapin (1885–1960),[5] who married Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[6]
- Beatrice Chapin (1889–1932)
After his first wife's death in 1908, he remarried to Charlotte (née Storrs) Montant (1860–1942),[7] the widow of Charles Montant, on January 6, 1913.[8]
Chapin died in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel while on a visit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1936.[9] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.[10] Chapin's grandson Hamilton Fish IV also was a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]
References
- "Chapin, Alfred Clark - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- Maggie B. Gale, "Chapin, Harold (1886–1915)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2015, accessed November 9, 2017]
- "Alfred Clark Chapin (1848–1936)". specialcollections.williams.edu. Special Collections of Williams College. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- "Mrs. A. C. Chapin Dead; End Came Suddenly; Wife of ex-Mayor of Brooklyn, a Noted Beauty, Taken Ill Only Last Friday. At the Opera a Week Ago; She Was a Member of the Schieffelin Family, and a Leader in Metropolitan Society". The New York Times. December 11, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mrs. Hamilton Fish Dies; Wife of Ex-Representative Was Former Grace Chapin". The New York Times. July 4, 1960. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- Pace, Eric (January 20, 1991). "Hamilton Fish, in Congress 24 Years, Dies at 102". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- "Mrs. Alfred C. Chapin; Widow of One-Time Mayor of Brooklyn Dies in Murray Bay". The New York Times. September 2, 1942. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- "Ex-Mayor Chapin Marries; Former Brooklyn Executive Wedded to Mrs. Charles L. Montant". The New York Times. January 7, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
- "Ex-Mayor Chapin of Brooklyn Dies; Retired Lawyer, 88, Had Also Been State Controller and Speaker of Assembly". The New York Times. October 3, 1936. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- Alfred C. Chapin at Find a Grave