CHESTER WILLIAM CHAPIN

Chapin, Chester William (1798-1883), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Ludlow, Hampden, Mass., December 16, 1798; attended the common schools and Westfield Academy, Westfield, Mass.; engaged in mercantile pursuits; mail contractor, running post coaches and steamboats; member of the constitutional convention of Massachusetts in 1853; president and director of the Western Railroad Corporation 1854-1867; president of the Boston & Albany Railroad Co. 1868-1878, and one of the directors 1868-1880; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress; died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., on June 10, 1883; interment in Springfield Cemetery.
Parents: Ephraim Chapin, Mary Smith
Spouse: Dorcas Chapin
Born: 11 Apr 1801 in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Died: 14 Nov 1886 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Marriage: 1 Jun 1825
Children Sex Birth
Abel Dexter Chapin M 14 Jul 1829 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Margaret Chapin F 22 May 1834 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Anna C Chapin F 12 Jun 1836 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Chester W Chapin M 16 Feb 1842 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell