Arthur Chapin Explained

Arthur Beebe Chapin
Office:36th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Predecessor:Edward S. Bradford
Successor:Elmer A. Stevens
Governor:William L. Douglas
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Term Start:1905
Term End:April 1, 1909
Office2:19th Mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts
Predecessor2:Michael Connors
Term Start2:1899
Term End2:1904
Birth Date:November 17, 1868[1]
Birth Place:Chicopee, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Party:Republican
Profession:Bank director
Writer
Lawyer
Politician

Arthur Beebe Chapin (November 17, 1868 – March 20, 1943) was an American politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1905 to 1909.

Chapin was born on November 17, 1868, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Amherst College in 1891. He spent two years as a writer for The Youth's Companion. He was admitted to the Hampden County bar in 1895 after studying law under his father, Judge Henry Chapin.[1]

Chapin was hired as the Solicitor of Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1896 and two years later he was elected Mayor of the city. He was elected Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1904, an office he held until April 1, 1909, when he resigned to become State Bank Commissioner.[1] [3] He resigned as bank commissioner on January 15, 1912, in order to become a vice-president of the American Trust Company.[4]

Chapin died on March 20, 1943, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in State Politics . 1908 . Practical Politics . 31 . Boston, MA .
  2. News: ARTHUR B. CHAPIN, 74, BANKER AND LAWYER; Ex-Treasurer of Massachusetts, Once Mayor of Holyoke. Section BOOKS, Page 15. The New York Times . March 20, 1943 .
  3. News: Chapin Is New Bank Commissioner . . March 31, 1909.
  4. News: A.B. CHAPIN, STATE BANK COMMISSIONER, RESIGNS HIS OFFICE . . December 27, 1911 .