Arthur B. Champlin

Arthur Babcock Champlin (February 7, 1858 – January 8, 1946) was a Massachusetts journalist[1] and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a city councilor, and as the Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts.[4][5]

Arthur B. Champlin
16th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office
1888–1889
Preceded byGeorge E. Mitchell
Succeeded byAlbert D. Bosson
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[2]
In office
1887[2] – 1888[2]
President of the Chelsea, Massachusetts
Common Council[2]
In office
1885[2] – 1886[2]
Member of the Chelsea, Massachusetts
Common Council[2]
In office
1881[2] – 1886[2]
Personal details
BornFebruary 7, 1858
Chelsea, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 8, 1946(1946-01-08) (aged 87)
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[1][2]
Spouse(s)Alice M. Roberts[3]
ChildrenNorman A. Champlin;[3]
Nathan R. Champlin;[3]
Marion L. Champlin;[3]
ProfessionJournalist[1]

Newspaper career

Champlin started out his career in journalism when he became a district reported for The Boston Globe at the age of 16.[1] When The Chelsea Record was started two years later Champlin became one of its managers while still a teenager.[1] In 1886 Champlin became the founder[1][3] and publisher[1][3] of The Chelsea Gazette.

References
  • Graves & Steinbarger, Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Graves & Steinbarger, p. 137, (1901).
  • Rand, John Clark: One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888–'89, Volume III, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, (1890).
  • Toomey, Daniel P.: Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 389, (1892).

Notes
  1. Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 389
  2. Rand, John Clark (1890), One of A Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888–'89, Volume III, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 112
  3. Graves & Steinbarger (1901), Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Graves & Steinbarger, p. 137
  4. "Arthur B. Champlin". The Boston Globe. January 8, 1946. p. 29. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888–'89, Volume III, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 111
Political offices
Preceded by
George E. Mitchell		 16th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
1888–1889		 Succeeded by
Albert D. Bosson
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