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| name=Alexander Dew Chaplin<br />
| birthname=Alexander Dew Chaplin<br />
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| birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1872|4|10}}<br />
| birth_place=[[Clarington, Ontario|Port Granby, Ontario]]<br />
| death_date={{death date and age|1938|1|18|1872|4|10|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place= [[Chatham, Ontario]]<ref name="johnson"/><br />
| spouse=Edith Anne Jackson<br />m. 25 October 1911<ref name=CPG26>{{cite book | title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide | year=1926 | first=A.L. | last=Normandin }}</ref><br />
| residence=<br />
| riding=[[Kent (Ontario federal electoral district)|Kent, Ontario]]<br />
| predecessor=[[James Murdock (politician)|James Murdock]]<br />
| successor=[[James Rutherford (Canadian politician)|James Rutherford]]<br />
| term_start=October 1925<br />
| term_end=September 1926<br />
| profession=manufacturer<br />
| party=[[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]]<br />
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'''Alexander Dew Chaplin''' (10 April 1872 &ndash; 18 January 1938) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman and politician. Chaplin was a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]]. He was born in [[Clarington, Ontario|Port Granby, Ontario]] and became a manufacturer.<br />
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The son of William Lamont Chaplin and Harriet Dew, he was educated in [[St. Catharines, Ontario]] and [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]].<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref><br />
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Chaplin was managing director and secretary-treasurer for the [[Chatham-Kent, Ontario|Chatham, Ontario]] based Hayes Wheel Company of Canada <ref name=CPG26 /> and was first elected to Parliament at the [[Kent (Ontario federal electoral district)|Kent, Ontario]] riding in the [[1925 Canadian federal election|1925 general election]]. After serving one term in Parliament, Chaplin was defeated in the [[1926 Canadian federal election|1926 federal election]] by [[James Rutherford (Canadian politician)|James Rutherford]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal party]].<br />
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His brother [[James Dew Chaplin|James Dew]] and his nephew [[Gordon Chaplin]] also served in the House of Commons.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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