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'''John Putnam Chapin''' (April 21, 1810 – June 27, 1864) served as the 10th [[Mayor of Chicago|Mayor]] of [[Chicago, Illinois]] (1846–1847) for the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]]. | '''John Putnam Chapin''' (April 21, 1810 – June 27, 1864) served as the 10th [[Mayor of Chicago|Mayor]] of [[Chicago, Illinois]] (1846–1847) for the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]]. | ||
Chapin left his hometown to enter the mercantile business in [[Haverhill, New Hampshire]] before moving to Chicago in 1832.<ref name="death">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88936919/death-of-an-old-citizen/ | title = Death of an Old Citizen | newspaper = Chicago Tribune |page=4 | date = 1864-06-28 |access-date=2021-11-14 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In Chicago he became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm [[Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin]] until it was dissolved in 1843.<ref name="death" /> Following the dissolution of the firm, Chapin joined the Canal Boat Transportation Company. He was a founding member of the [[Chicago Board of Trade]]. | Chapin left his hometown to enter the mercantile business in [[Haverhill, New Hampshire]] before moving to Chicago in 1832.<ref name="death">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88936919/death-of-an-old-citizen/ | title = Death of an Old Citizen | newspaper = Chicago Tribune |page=4 | date = 1864-06-28 |access-date=2021-11-14 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In Chicago he became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm [[Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin]] until it was dissolved in 1843.<ref name="death" /> Following the dissolution of the firm, Chapin joined the Canal Boat Transportation Company. He was a founding member of the [[Chicago Board of Trade]],{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} and served several terms as its vice president.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Board of Trade |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/349760746 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=30 September 2025 |page=9 |language=en |date=April 28, 1885}}</ref> | ||
From 1844 to 1845, Chapin served a single term as [[Chicago alderman]] from the [[1st ward, Chicago|1st ward]].<ref name="centennial">{{Cite web |url=http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |title=Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | From 1844 to 1845, Chapin served a single term as [[Chicago alderman]] from the [[1st ward, Chicago|1st ward]].<ref name="centennial">{{Cite web |url=http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |title=Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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John Putnam Chapin (April 21, 1810 – June 27, 1864) served as the 10th Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1846–1847) for the Whig Party.
Chapin left his hometown to enter the mercantile business in Haverhill, New Hampshire before moving to Chicago in 1832.[1] In Chicago he became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin until it was dissolved in 1843.[1] Following the dissolution of the firm, Chapin joined the Canal Boat Transportation Company. He was a founding member of the Chicago Board of Trade,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and served several terms as its vice president.[2]
From 1844 to 1845, Chapin served a single term as Chicago alderman from the 1st ward.[3]
In 1846, Chapin ran for mayor of Chicago as a Whig against Democratic nominee Charles Follansbee and Liberty Party nominee Philo Carpenter, winning the office with just over 55% of the vote.[4]
Following his term as Mayor, Chapin was elected to the city council in 1859. In 1861, he was nominated by the Union ticket for the office of Commissioner of Public Works. Since Chapin was a staunch Republican, he declined the nomination as he felt it was a mischievous move on the part of the Democrats.[5]
He died in Chicago on June 27, 1864, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery.[1]
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