Arthur Chapin

Arthur Beebe Chapin (November 17, 1868 – March 20, 1943) was an American politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1905 to 1909.

Arthur Beebe Chapin
36th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office 1905 – April 1, 1909
Governor	William L. Douglas Curtis Guild Jr.
Preceded by	Edward S. Bradford
Succeeded by	Elmer A. Stevens
19th Mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts
In office 1899[1] – 1904[2]
Preceded by	Michael Connors[3]
Succeeded by	Nathan P. Avery[4]
Personal details
Born	November 17, 1868[5] Chicopee, Massachusetts[5]
Died	March 20, 1943(1943-03-20) (aged 74)[6] Holyoke, Massachusetts[6]
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Amherst College[5]
Profession	Bank director Writer Lawyer Politician[5]

Chapin was born on November 17, 1868, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Amherst College in 1891. He spent two years as a writer for The Youth's Companion. He was admitted to the Hampden County bar in 1895 after studying law under his father, Judge Henry Chapin.[5]

Chapin was hired as the Solicitor of Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1896 and two years later he was elected Mayor of the city. He was elected Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1904, an office he held until April 1, 1909, when he resigned to become State Bank Commissioner.[5][7] He resigned as bank commissioner on January 15, 1912, in order to become a vice-president of the American Trust Company.[8]

Chapin died on March 20, 1943, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.[6]