Английская Википедия:Charles Chapin (U.S. Marshal)
Charles Chapin (July 10, 1803 - January 6, 1878) was a physician and public official from Brattleboro, Vermont. Among the offices in which he served were member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1833-1834) and United States Marshal for the District of Vermont (1853-1857).
Biography
Charles Chapin was born in Orange, Massachusetts July 10, 1803, a son of Judge Oliver Chapin (1759-1811) and Mary (Jones) Chapin (1765-1849).Шаблон:Sfn At birth, Chapin's name was recorded as Charles Oliver Chapin, but he did not use a middle name, and his name sometimes appeared in contemporary newspaper articles as "Chas. Chapin".Шаблон:Sfn Oliver Chapin's family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont soon after Chapin's birth, and he was raised in Brattleboro and educated by a private tutor.Шаблон:Sfn
Chapin graduated from Harvard College in 1823, studied medicine under a doctor in Boston, and became a physician in Springfield, Massachusetts.Шаблон:Sfn In 1831, Chapin moved back to Brattleboro, where he gave up the practice of medicine for a career in business and public service.Шаблон:Sfn Active in politics as a Democrat, he was a longtime deputy sheriff of Windham County, represented Brattleboro in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1833 to 1834, and was Brattleboro's longtime town meeting moderator.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
In addition to his public service career, Chapin was active in several business ventures, including serving on the board of directors of the Vermont Mutual Insurance Company and the Vermont Valley Railroad.Шаблон:Sfn In 1831, Chapin was one of the incorporators of the Bennington and Brattleboro Railroad.Шаблон:Sfn In 1843, he was an original incorporator of the Brattleboro' and Fitchburg Railroad.Шаблон:Sfn He was also active in Brattleboro's volunteer fire department and the Vermont State Agricultural Society, and was often consulted by doctors in Windham County even though he had given up actively practicing medicine.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn On several occasions, Chapin was appointed as disbursing agent for funds used in the construction of state government buildings in Southern Vermont, including facilities in Rutland and Windsor.Шаблон:Sfn In 1845, he was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Vermont Senate.Шаблон:Sfn In 1850, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Sheriff of Windham County.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1853, Chapin was appointed United States Marshal for the District of Vermont, succeeding John Pettes.Шаблон:Sfn He served until the end of the administration of President Franklin Pierce, and was succeeded by Lewis S. Partridge.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1871, Chapin suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed.Шаблон:Sfn He died at his Brattleboro home on January 6, 1878.Шаблон:Sfn Chapin was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro.Шаблон:Sfn His death occurred on the 48th anniversary of his second marriage.Шаблон:Sfn
Family
In 1827, Chapin married Elizabeth B. Bridge (1807-1828) of Charlestown, Massachusetts.Шаблон:Sfn They were the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Alice Chapin (1828-1875), the wife of Joseph Clark (1815-1871) of Brattleboro.Шаблон:Sfn In 1830, Chapin married Sophia Dwight Orne (1810-1880) of Springfield, Massachusetts.Шаблон:Sfn They were the parents of Lucinda Orne (Chapin) Wheelwright, Oliver Howard Chapin, Mary Wells (Chapin) Warder, William Orne Chapin, and Charles Jones Chapin.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Legacy
For many years, Chapin was the owner of the home formerly occupied by publisher John Holbrook.Шаблон:Sfn The home, now known as the Deacon John Holbrook House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.Шаблон:Sfn
Brattleboro's Chapin Street, which was developed in the mid-1880s, is named for Charles Chapin.Шаблон:Sfn It is near the Deacon John Holbrook House, covers one block between Oak and Linden Streets, and was constructed on land previously owned by Chapin.Шаблон:Sfn
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