Henry Chapin (May 13,1811 –October 13,1878) was a judge,a state legislator,and a three-term mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts.
Chapin,a native of Upton,Massachusetts, [1] graduated from Brown University in 1835. [1] He served as an educator in Upton, [1] studied law at Cambridge,and passed the Massachusetts Bar in 1838. [1] He practiced law in Uxbridge from 1838 to 1846,and became an amateur local historian in that community. [1]
Chapin represented the local district in the state legislature,served as the State's Commissioner of Insolvency,and on the State Board of Education. [1]
In 1848,he was appointed chief Judge of the Worcester County Probate and Insolvency Court. [1] Judge Chapin was later elected for three terms as Mayor of Worcester. [1] In 1853,Mayor Chapin was nominated by the Republican Party for a Congressional seat,which he declined. [1] A lifelong Unitarian,Chapin served in church leadership positions. [1]
Chapin was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1853. [2]
In 1864,he delivered a later published historical address in Uxbridge,which records the story of America's first legal colonial woman voter. [1] He is later simply known as "Judge Henry Chapin".
Judge Chapin was asked to serve as Mayor of Worcester,one more time. On December 18,1870,Chapin was appointed mayor,ad interim,by the city council,in joint convention,December 19,1870,to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Blake. Chapin served until Edward Earle was elected in a special election to serve out the remainder of Mayor Blake's term. In 1877 Chapin developed ill health;he died at age 67,in Worcester,on October 13,1878.
Mendon is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 6,228 at the 2020 census. Mendon is part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor,an early center of the industrial revolution in the United States. Mendon celebrated its 350th Anniversary on May 15,2017.
Upton is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. It was first settled in 1728. The population was given as exactly 8,000 at the 2020 census.
Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts first colonized in 1662 and incorporated in 1727. It was originally part of the town of Mendon,and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. The town is located 36 mi (58 km) southwest of Boston and 15 mi (24 km) south-southeast of Worcester,at the midpoint of the Blackstone Valley National Historic Park. The historical society notes that Uxbridge is the "Heart of The Blackstone Valley" and is also known as "the Cradle of the Industrial Revolution". Uxbridge was a prominent Textile center in the American Industrial Revolution. Two Quakers served as national leaders in the American anti-slavery movement. Uxbridge "weaves a tapestry of early America".
Jared Sparks was an American historian,educator,and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard College from 1849 to 1853.
The Bernat Mill,also known as Capron Mill,and later Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company,was an American yarn mill in Uxbridge,Massachusetts,that was for the most part destroyed by fire on July 21,2007.
Lydia Taft was the first woman known to legally vote in colonial America. This occurred at a town meeting in the New England town of Uxbridge in Massachusetts Colony,on October 30,1756.
Josiah Taft was a wealthy landowner in Uxbridge,Massachusetts best known as the husband of Lydia Taft,the first woman to vote in America.
Daniel Day was an American pioneer in woolen manufacturing.
Samuel Willard was an American physician who established the first hospital for mental illness in the United States.
John Willard Capron was an American military officer in the infantry,state legislator,and textile manufacturer. Famous for being a military uniforms manufacturer,he became Colonel in the army and Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
Hon. Bezaleel Taft Jr. was born in Uxbridge,Worcester County,Massachusetts on September 8,1780 and died in Uxbridge,at age 65 on July 16,1846. He was a State Senator and Massachusetts politician.
Samuel Taft was a Revolutionary War soldier who later hosted his former commander in Chief,President George Washington,at his home,on his inaugural tour of New England.
The Uxbridge Common District is located in downtown Uxbridge,Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic buildings in this district include the Uxbridge Academy,Uxbridge Free Public Library,the Deborah A. Wheelock House,a blacksmith shop,the First Congregational Church,and the Unitarian Church.
Joshua Mason Macomber,A.M.,M.D,was a noted educator and a physician from New Salem,Massachusetts,United States.
The Taft family of the United States has historic origins in Massachusetts;its members have served Ohio,Massachusetts,Vermont,Rhode Island,Utah,and the United States in various positions such as U.S. Representative (two),Governor of Ohio,Governor of Rhode Island,U.S. Senator (three),U.S. Secretary of Agriculture,U.S. Attorney General,U.S. Secretary of War (two),President of the United States,and Chief Justice of the United States.
The West River,in the US state of Massachusetts,is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km) tributary of the Blackstone River.
The history of Uxbridge,Massachusetts,founded in 1727,may be divided into its prehistory,its colonial history and its modern industrial history. Uxbridge is located on the Massachusetts-Rhode Island state line,and became a center of the earliest industrialized region in the United States.
Jeremiah Wheelock was an American early industrial pioneer in the Blackstone Valley of Massachusetts,a region that incubated the early American industrial revolution.
George Edward Ellis was a Unitarian clergyman and historian.
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