Arthur B. Champlin
Arthur B. Champlin | |
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| 16th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1888–1889 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Albert D. Bosson |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] | |
| In office 1887[2]–1888[2] | |
| President of the Chelsea, Massachusetts Common Council[2] | |
| In office 1885[2]–1886[2] | |
| Member of the Chelsea, Massachusetts Common Council[2] | |
| In office 1881[2]–1886[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Republican[1][2] February 7, 1858[3] Chelsea, Massachusetts[3] |
| Died | Republican[1][2] |
| Resting place | Republican[1][2] |
| Spouse | Alice M. Roberts[4] |
| Children | Norman A. Champlin;[4] Nathan R. Champlin;[4] Marion L. Champlin;[4] |
| Parent | |
| Profession | Journalist[1] |
Arthur B. Champlin was a Massachusetts journalist[1] and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a city councilor, and as the Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Newspaper career
Champlin started out his career in journalism when he became a district reported for The Boston Globe at the age of 16.[1] When The Chelsea Record was started two years later Champlin became one of its managers while still a teenager.[1] In 1886 Champlin became the founder[1][4] and publisher[1][4] of The Chelsea Gazette.
References
- Graves & Steinbarger, Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Graves & Steinbarger, p. 137, (1901).
- Rand, John Clark: One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888–'89, Volume III, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, (1890).
- Toomey, Daniel P.: Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 389, (1892).
External links
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 389
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rand, John Clark (1890), One of A Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888–'89, Volume III, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 112
- ^ a b Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888–'89, Volume III, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 111
- ^ a b c d e f Graves & Steinbarger (1901), Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Graves & Steinbarger, p. 137
Categories:
- 1858 births
- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
- American male journalists
- American journalists
- Massachusetts city council members
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts state senators
- Mayors of Chelsea, Massachusetts
- The Boston Globe people
- Writers from Chelsea, Massachusetts