Arthur B. Champlin
Arthur B. Champlin | |
---|---|
![]() | |
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 |
February 7, 1858[3] Chelsea, Massachusetts[3] |
Spouse(s) | Alice M. Roberts[4] |
Children |
Norman A. Champlin;[4] Nathan R. Champlin;[4] Marion L. Champlin;[4] |
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 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 389.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Graves & Steinbarger (1901), Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Graves & Steinbarger, p. 137.
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by George E. Mitchell |
16th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts 1888–1889 |
Succeeded by Albert D. Bosson |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.