Arthur Chapin
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Arthur B. Chapin was an American politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
from 1905–1909.
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.
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. He resigned as bank commissioner on January 15, 1912 in order to become a vice-president of the American Trust Company.
Chapin died on March 20, 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....
from 1905–1909.
Chapin was born on November 17, 1868 in Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in...
. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1891. He spent two years as a writer for The Youth's Companion. He was admitted to the Hampden County
Hampden County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 461,228 people, 175,288 households, and 115,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 738 people per square mile . There were 185,876 housing units at an average density of 301 per square mile...
bar in 1895 after studying law under his father, Judge Henry Chapin.
Chapin was hired as the Solicitor of Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880...
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. He resigned as bank commissioner on January 15, 1912 in order to become a vice-president of the American Trust Company.
Chapin died on March 20, 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.