Legislator Details


Theodore Newell Chapin Jr.
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 52

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 12/10/1862
City: Grattan, MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 6/11/1925
City: Bellaire, MI
County: Antrim County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 11/8/1925
City: Bellaire, MI
County: Antrim County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Lake View Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Vesta Hutchinson, dau. of Henry Hutchinson, 3/29/1884; children: 4, Eugene W., Minnie May (Herrick), Verna and Louis V.

Number of Children: 4

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
public schools of Green Bay, WI; attended the state normal college in Ypsilanti; graduated from University of Michigan, 1912

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Theodore N. & Sarah (Underhill) Chapin. Of Welsh descent. At age 14 he worked in the lumber woods for a time. Settled in Bellaire, MI, 1881; and operated a dairy farm. He served as school director, school treasurer, justice of the peace and four (1911-1914) years as sheriff of Antrim county. Member of the Masons, the Grange & Maccabees

Notable Facts:
1915 Manual says he married in 1883; marriage record says 1884. Died of nephritis

Sessions Served:

Fiftieth Legislature, 1919-1920
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , Local Taxation , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula , Towns and Counties
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Bellaire
County of Residence Antrim
District: Antrim
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/5/1918
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1919
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Local Taxation
Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1917-1918
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , State Psychopathic Hospital, Towns and Counties , Traverse City State Hospital
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Bellaire
County of Residence Antrim
District: Antrim
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1916
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1917
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1915-1916
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Kalamazoo State Hospital , Public Lands & Forestry Interests , Towns and Counties , Traverse City State Hospital
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Bellaire
County of Residence Antrim
District: Antrim
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1914
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1915
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 1:163; Bowen p.95-6; Manual 1915 p.771-72; Manual 1917 p.786; Manual 1919 p.810; PolGryd; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com; Michiganology; USCen 1910
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