Alfred C. Chapin
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Alfred Clark Chapin (March 8, 1848 - October 2, 1936) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in South Hadley, Massachusetts, he resided in Springfield, Massachusetts, in Keene, New Hampshire, and in Rutland, Vermont.
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[edit] Early life
He attended the public and private schools and graduated from Williams College (in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1869 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.
[edit] Political career
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1882 and 1883, serving as speaker in the latter year. He was New York State Comptroller from 1884 to 1887, and was mayor of Brooklyn from 1888 to 1891.
Chapin was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second 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.
[edit] 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. Chapin died while on a visit in Montreal, Canada in 1936; interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx.
Hamilton Fish IV, also a U.S. Representative from New York, was a grandson of Alfred Chapin.
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| Preceded by Ira Davenport |
New York State Comptroller 1884 – 1887 |
Succeeded by Edward Wemple |
| Preceded by Daniel Whitney |
Mayor of Brooklyn 1888 – 1891 |
Succeeded by David A. Boody |
