Arthur Beebe Chapin (November 17, 1868 – March 20, 1943) was an American politician who served as the

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Originally appointed under authority of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, English Crown pursuan ...

from 1905 to 1909. Chapin was born on November 17, 1868, in

Chicopee, Massachusetts Chicopee ( ) is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 55,560, making it the second-largest city in western Massachuset ...

. He attended

Phillips Andover Academy Phillips Academy (also known as PA, Phillips Academy Andover, or simply Andover) is a private, co-educational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students located in Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The academy enrolls ...

and graduated from

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zepha ...

in 1891. He spent two years as a writer for ''

The Youth's Companion ''The Youth's Companion'' (1827–1929), known in later years as simply ''The Companion—For All the Family'', was an American children's magazine that existed for over one hundred years until it finally merged with '' The American Boy'' in 19 ...

''. He was admitted to the Hampden County bar in 1895 after studying law under his father, Judge Henry Chapin. Chapin was hired as the Solicitor of

Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,247. Loca ...

, in 1896 and two years later he was elected Mayor of the city. He was elected Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1904, an office he held until April 1, 1909, when he resigned to become State Bank Commissioner. He resigned as bank commissioner on January 15, 1912, in order to become a vice-president of the American Trust Company. Chapin died on March 20, 1943, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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1868 births 1943 deaths Amherst College alumni Mayors of Holyoke, Massachusetts State treasurers of Massachusetts Massachusetts Republicans Phillips Academy alumni Massachusetts lawyers Politicians from Chicopee, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-mayor-stub