Alfred C. Chapin

Alfred C. Chapin

Alfred Clark Chapin (born March 8, 1848 in South Hadley , Hampshire County , Massachusetts , † October 2, 1936 in Montreal , Canada ) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives in 1891 and 1892 .

Career

Alfred Chapin was born in South Hadley during the final year of the Mexican-American War . He attended public and private schools. He then graduated from Williams College , Williamstown in 1869 and Harvard Law School in 1871 . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1872, he began practicing in New York City . At the time he was living in Brooklyn . He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1882 and 1883, serving as a speaker the last year . In 1884 he became New York State Comptroller , a position he held until 1887. Then he was between 1888 and 1891 mayor of the then still independent city of Brooklyn. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second electoral district of New York on November 3, 1891 , to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of David A. Boody . On November 16, 1892 he resigned himself. Between 1892 and 1897 he was New York Railroad Commissioner. Then he went back to his activity as a lawyer and was financially involved in various companies. He died on October 2, 1936 while visiting Montreal and was then buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx .

His grandson was Congressman Hamilton Fish IV (1926-1996).

Web links

• Alfred C. Chapin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alfred C. Chapin in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Alfred C. Chapin at The Political Graveyard

predecessor	Office	successor
Daniel D. Whitney	Mayor of Brooklyn 1888–1891	David A. Boody