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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsChester William CHAPIN
(1798-1883)
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.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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