Alfred C. Chapin | |
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| Member of theHouse of Representatives fromNew 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 (1848-03-08)March 8, 1848 South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | October 2, 1936(1936-10-02) (aged 88) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Relations | Hamilton Fish IV (grandson) |
| Parent(s) | Ephraim Atlas Chapin Josephine Clark |
| Alma mater | Williams College Harvard Law School |
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Alfred Clark Chapin (March 8, 1848 – October 2, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served as theMayor of Brooklyn and for one year as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1891 to 1892.[1]
Chapin was born to Ephraim Atlas Chapin who had interests in the railroad and Josephine, née Clark. He had a younger sisterAlice Chapin who was an actress and suffragette.[2]
He attended the public and private schools and graduated fromWilliams College (inWilliamstown, Massachusetts) in 1869,[3] and fromHarvard Law School in 1871. He was admitted to thebar in 1872 and commenced practice inNew York City with residence inBrooklyn.[1]
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly (Kings Co., 11th D.) in1882 and1883, and wasSpeaker in 1883. On January 13, 1882, he was injured inthe same train accident in which State SenatorWebster Wagner was killed.[1]
He wasNew York State Comptroller from 1884 to 1887, elected at theNew York state election, 1883 and theNew York state election, 1885.
He was Mayor of Brooklyn from 1888 to 1891.
Chapin was elected as aDemocrat to the52nd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofDavid A. Boody and served from November 3, 1891, to November 16, 1892, when he resigned.[1]
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 inMurray Bay, Quebec.[3]
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 ofSamuel Schieffelin, a religious author and businessman. Together, they were the parents of:
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 theRitz-Carlton Hotel while on a visit inMontreal, Quebec, Canada in 1936.[9] Chapin's grandsonHamilton Fish IV also was aU.S. Representative from New York.[1]
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by William H. Waring | New York State Assembly Kings County, 11th District 1882–1883 | Succeeded by Henry Heath |
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Comptroller 1884–1887 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Brooklyn 1888–1891 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 2nd congressional district 1891–1892 | Succeeded by |
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