John Putnam Chapin
Deceased Person
1810 – 1864
Who was John Putnam Chapin?
John Putnam Chapin served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Whig Party.
Chapin left his hometown to enter the mercantile business in Haverhill, New Hampshire before moving to Chicago in 1832. In Chicago he became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin until it was dissolved in 1843. Following the dissolution of the firm, Chapin joined the Canal Boat Transportation Company.
In 1846, Chapin ran for mayor of Chicago as a Whig against Democratic nominee Charles Follansbee and Liberty Party nominee Philo Carpenter, winning the office with just over 55% of the vote.
Following his term as Mayor, Chapin was elected to the city council in 1859. In 1861, he was nominated by the Union ticket for the office of Commissioner of Public Works. As Chapin was a Republican, he declined the nomination as he felt it was a mischievous move on the part of the Democrats.
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- Born
- Apr 21, 1810
Bradford - Also known as
- Чапин, Джон Патнам
- Lived in
- Vermont
- Chicago
- Died
- Jul 27, 1864
Chicago - Resting place
- Graceland Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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