John Putnam Chapin
John Putnam Chapin | |
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| 10th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office March 3, 1846[1] – March 9, 1847[2] | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Garrett |
| Succeeded by | James Curtiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1810 Bradford, Vermont |
| Died | July 27, 1864 (aged 54) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Whig |
| Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
John Putnam Chapin (April 21, 1810 – July 27, 1864; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1846–1847) for the Whig Party.
Chapin left his hometown to enter the mercantile business in Haverhill, New Hampshire before moving to Chicago in 1832.[3] In Chicago he became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin until it was dissolved in 1843.[3] Following the dissolution of the firm, Chapin joined the Canal Boat Transportation Company. He was a founding member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ^ "Mayor John Putnam Chapin Biography". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Mayor James Curtiss Inaugural Address, 1847". www.chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Death of an Old Citizen". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. 1864-06-28.
- ^ Walker, Thomas (11-04-2008). "Chicago Mayor 1846". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Chapin, John Putnam (April 12, 1861). "Important Announcement". Chicago Tribune. Chicago.
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1 Acting officeholder. 2 Election declared null and void. | ||