Graham H. Chapin

Graham H. Chapin
Member of the House of Representatives from New York's 25th District
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Samuel Clark
Succeeded by	Samuel Birdsall
District attorney of Wayne County
In office 1829–1830
Personal details
Born	Graham Hurd Chapin (1799-02-10)February 10, 1799 Salisbury, Connecticut
Died	September 8, 1843(1843-09-08) (aged 44) Mount Morris, New York
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY
Party	Jacksonian
Education	= Yale College

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.

References

• United States Congress. "Graham H. Chapin (id: C000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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