About Graham H. Chapin
Lived 1799 – 1843 (aged 44). Graham H. Chapin was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Graham Hurd Chapin (February 10, 1799 – September 8, 1843) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from New York from 1835 to 1837.
Biography Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, Chapin moved to Lyons, New York in 1817. He graduated from Yale College in 1819. He studied law. Chapin was married to Caroline Holley, daughter of Myron Holley.
Legal career He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Lyons. Surrogate of Wayne County from 1826 to 1833.
Political career He served as district attorney of Wayne County in 1829 and 1830. He moved to Rochester, New York, in 1833 and continued the practice of law.
Congress Chapin was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837.
Death He died in Mount Morris, New York, September 8, 1843, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY.
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Graham H. Chapin was born on 10 February 1799 in Salisbury.
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Graham H. Chapin died on 8 September 1843 in Mount Morris.
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Graham H. Chapin was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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