Carroll Sherman Chaplin was a lawyer and politician in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

.

Chaplin was born in Portland, Maine and attended public schools in Portland. He graduated from the University of Maine

University of Maine

The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...

 in 1904 and from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

 in 1908. He was admitted to the Maine bar in October 1908. A Republican

Maine Republican Party

The Maine Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Maine. It was founded in Strong, Maine on August 7, 1854. The state Chairman is Charles M. Webster....

, he served as Mayor of Portland, Maine from 1922-23.

Personal

Chaplin married Bessie L. Whittier in 1915. He was a Congregationalist. His parents were Ashbel Chaplin and Huldah M. (Peabody) Chaplin.