Chapin
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- Alaric B. ChapinAlaric B. ChapinAlaric B. Chapin was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1848–1924), Union hero in American Civil War - Alfred C. ChapinAlfred C. ChapinAlfred Clark Chapin was an American lawyer and politician.-Early life:...
(1848–1936), US politician - Amzi ChapinAmzi ChapinAmzi Chapin was a cabinetmaker, singing-school teacher shapenote and composer.He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts into a family of cabinet-makers. He was the son of Edward Chapin of Chicopee MA, younger brother of Aaron Chapin and Lucius, and the second cousin of Eliphant Chapin...
(1768–1835), US cabinetmaker, singing-school teacher and shapenote composer - Andy ChapinAndy ChapinAndy Chapin was an American keyboardist best known for his short stint with the Ricky Nelson Band, which ended in 1985 when he and his bandmates died after their plane crashed on New Year's Eve in De Kalb, Texas while en route to a performance in Dallas, Texas...
(1951–1985), US musician - Anna Alice ChapinAnna Alice ChapinAnna Alice Chapin was an American author, born in New York City. She received a private education and studied music under Harry Rowe Shelley. Published in 1897, her first book, The Story of the Rhinegold, was written when she was 17 years old...
(1880–1920), US female author - Arthur ChapinArthur ChapinArthur B. Chapin was an American politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1905–1909....
(1868–1943), US politician - Augusta Jane ChapinAugusta Jane ChapinAugusta Jane Chapin was a Universalist minister, educator and activist for women's rights. She was born in Lakeville, New York, the eldest of eleven children, to Almon Morris Chapin and Jane Pease....
(1836–1905), US female religious figure and women's rights activist - Billy ChapinBilly ChapinBilly Chapin is an American former child actor, known for a considerable number of screen- and TV-performances from 1943 to 1959 and best remembered for both his roles as the “Diaper-manager” Christie Cooper in the 1953 family feature The Kid from Left Field, starring Dan Dailey, Anne Bancroft and...
(born 1943), US actor - Chad ChapinChad ChapinChad Ernest Chapin is the drummer of Christian rock band Tait. His hometown is Bend, Oregon. His older brother, Lonnie, is the former bassist of the band.Chad and Lonnie were raised in a musical and Christian family...
(born 1975), US musician - Charles ChapinCharles ChapinCharles Chapin was a New York newspaper editor. He was convicted of the murder of his wife and sentenced to a 20-year-to-life term in Sing Sing prison....
(1858–1930), US newspaper editor, convicted murderer ("The Rose Man") - Charles V. ChapinCharles V. ChapinCharles Value Chapin was a pioneer in public- health practice, serving as one of the Health Officers for Providence, Rhode Island between 1884 and 1932...
(1856–1941), US physician and activist in public health - Chester W. ChapinChester W. ChapinChester William Chapin was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Chester W. Chapin was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Ephriam and Mary [Smith] Chapin; six generations removed from the family's pilgrim immigrant Deacon Samuel Chapin attending common schools and Westfield...
(1798–1883), US politician - Darrin ChapinDarrin ChapinDarrin Chapin was a professional baseball player in 1991 and 1992; as a right-handed relief pitcher. He pitched with the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.His career ERA was 6.14....
(born 1966), US athlete in baseball - Dwight ChapinDwight ChapinDwight L. Chapin was Deputy Assistant to the President Richard M. Nixon.Chapin was born in Wichita, Kansas. He got his first experience in California politics in 1958 at the American Legion's Boys State summer program, where he was elected the head of the Tory Party. His counterpart, the Whig...
(born 1940), US politician - Edward Payson ChapinEdward Payson ChapinEdward Payson Chapin was an American lawyer and soldier. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was wounded twice, both times occurring on May 27. Chapin was killed in action fighting in Louisiana, and after his death was promoted to brigadier general.-Early life and...
(1831–1863), Union Officer in the American Civil War - Edwin Hubbell ChapinEdwin Hubbell ChapinEdwin Hubbell Chapin was an American preacher and editor of the Christian Leader.Chapin was born in Union Village, Washington County, New York. He did not attend college, but completed his formal education in a seminary at Birmington, Vermont...
(1814–1880), US preacher and religious writer - Eliphalet ChapinEliphalet ChapinEliphalet Chapin was a cabinetmaker and furniture maker in East Windsor, Connecticut in the late 18th century. His style of furniture design is regarded as one of the most elegant of its time....
(1741–1807), US cabinetmaker - Esther Maria Lewis ChapinEsther Maria Lewis ChapinEsther Maria "Lili" Lewis Chapin was an American socialite. She was a direct descendant of Betty Washington Lewis, the sister of George Washington. An evening gown she wore in 1888 set a world auction record when sold in 2001.-Biography:Esther Maria Lewis was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1871...
(1871–1959), US female society figure - F. Stuart Chapin IIIF. Stuart Chapin IIIF. Stuart Chapin III is a professor of Ecology at the Department of Biology and Wildlife of the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska...
(f. 1970-2000s), US educator - Francis ChapinFrancis ChapinFrancis W. Chapin was an American artist. His works included both watercolors and oil paintings of landscapes and portraits....
(1899–1965), US artist - Francis Stuart ChapinFrancis Stuart ChapinFrancis Stuart Chapin was an American sociologist and educator.He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1909, as well as his PhD from the same school in 1911. He taught economics at Wellesley College for one year...
(1888–1974), US educator and sociologist - Frederic L. ChapinFrederic L. ChapinFrederic Lincoln Chapin was a United States diplomat. He was the ambassador to Ethiopia and Guatemala. He was the son of Selden Chapin, United States ambassador to the Netherlands, Peru and Iran.-External links:...
(1929–1987), US diplomat - Frederick H. ChapinFrederick H. ChapinFrederick H. Chapin was an American business man, mountaineer, photographer, amateur archaeologist and author. He is best known for his exploration of mesas and ruins found in the Mesa Verde area of Colorado. Although his book is relatively unknown today, his descriptions, maps and quality...
(1852–1900), US businessman, mountaineer, photographer, amateur geologist - Graham H. ChapinGraham H. ChapinGraham Hurd Chapin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, Chapin moved to Lyons, New York in 1817. He graduated from Yale College in 1819....
(1799–1843), US politician - Harold ChapinHarold ChapinHarold Chapin was an English actor and playwright.Chapin was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1886. Although “technically an American citizen, he was an English actor, and English playwright and died as a British soldier”...
(1886–1915), British playwright - Harry ChapinHarry ChapinHarry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...
(1942–1981), US musician - Henry Chapin (1811–1878), US politician and judge
- Herman M. ChapinHerman M. ChapinHerman M. Chapin was the mayor of Cleveland from 1865–1866.Chapin was born in Walpole, New Hampshire to Nathaniel and Fanny Bowen Brown Chapin. He was educated locally and eventually moved to Cleveland in 1848 where he became a partner in the grocery business. In 1852, he established his...
(1823–1879), US politician - James Ormsbee ChapinJames Ormsbee ChapinJames Ormsbee Chapin was an American painter and illustrator....
(1887–1975), US artist - Dr James Paul ChapinJames ChapinDr James Paul Chapin was an American ornithologist.-Life and career:One of the top ornithologists of the twentieth century. At age 19 he left Staten Island to become second in command of the American Museum of Natural History's six year expedition to the Congo...
(1889–1964), US scientist and ornithologist - Jen ChapinJen ChapinJen Chapin is an American vocalist. She is the daughter of singer-songwriter Harry Chapin and his wife, Sandra Chapin. She also chairs the Board of Directors of World Hunger Year, a charity organization founded by Harry Chapin. She has been compared at times with Laura Nyro, Tori Amos, and Alanis...
(f. 2000s), US female musician - Jim ChapinJim ChapinJames Forbes "Jim" Chapin was an American jazz drummer and the author of popular texts on jazz drumming, the first two volumes of which are Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Vol. I, and Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Vol...
(1919–2009), US musician - John Putnam ChapinJohn Putnam ChapinJohn Putnam Chapin served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Whig Party....
(1810–1864), US politician - John R. ChapinJohn R. ChapinJohn R Chapin was a 19th-century American artist and illustrator, who worked for Harper's Magazine. He was especially noted for a series of illustrations entitled Artist life in the highlands of New Jersey published in April 1860 which gave a realistic depiction of the daily life of...
(f. 1800s), US artist and illustrator - Lauren ChapinLauren ChapinLauren Chapin, born May 23, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, is an American former child actress, most remembered for her role as the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" in the television show Father Knows Best, which was produced between 1954 and 1960. Chapin was awarded five Jr. Emmy's for Best...
(born 1945), US female actor - Linda ChapinLinda ChapinLinda Welch Chapin, a Florida politician, was the first chairman of the Orange County Commission and an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives....
(f. 2000s), US female politician - Lonnie ChapinLonnie ChapinLonnie James Chapin was formerly the bass guitarist of Christian rock band Tait. His younger brother, Chad, is the current drummer of the band. His hometown is Bend, Oregon. He was also the bassist for the legendary Christian rock band Petra from 1997 to 2001 before joining Tait.-Lonnie with...
(born 1970), US musician - Mary W. ChapinMary W. ChapinMary W. Chapin was an American educator who served as the third president of Mount Holyoke College from 1850–1852 and Principal from 1852-1865...
(1820–1899), US female educator and college president - Miles ChapinMiles ChapinMiles Chapin is an American actor.Chapin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Betty , a descendant of Henry E. Steinway , and Schuyler Chapin, an author who was the General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera...
(born 1954), US actor - Ralph ChapinRalph ChapinRalph Baldwin Chapin, , was born in Batavia, New York. He graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1937 with a degree in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering. He also had business dealings in Hong Kong making flashlights. In 1945 Ralph returned to Batavia and joined the...
(1915–2000), US businessman - Roger ChapinRoger ChapinRoger Chapin is an American businessman turned fundraiser living in San Diego, who calls himself a "nonprofit entrepreneur", according to Forbes magazine...
(born 1933), US businessman and activist - Roy D. ChapinRoy D. ChapinRoy Dikeman Chapin was an American industrialist and automaker. He also served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from August 8, 1932, to March 3, 1933, in the last months of the administration of President Herbert Hoover.Chapin was born in 1880 in Lansing, Michigan, and attended the...
(1880–1936), US industrialist - Roy D. Chapin, Jr. (1915–2001), US industrialist
- Samuel Chapin (1598–1675), US founder of Springfield, Massachusetts
- Sandra ChapinSandra ChapinSandra Gaston Chapin was the wife of singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. The story of their meeting and romance is dramatized in his song "I Wanna Learn a Love Song." She helped write lyrics to several of his songs, including the famous Cat's in the Cradle.-External links:...
(born 1932), US personality, wife of Harry Chapin - Schuyler ChapinSchuyler ChapinSchuyler Garrison Chapin was an Assistant General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for New York City during the administration of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani...
(1923–2009), US opera director - Selden ChapinSelden ChapinSelden Chapin was a career foreign service officer and United States diplomat.-Biography:Selden Chapin was born at Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1919 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1919 to 1925. He married Mary Paul Noyes, March 30, 1927.He was...
(1899–1963), US diplomat - Steve ChapinSteve ChapinStephen Chapin is an American singer. He is best known as the youngest of the four Chapin brothers, which include Harry Chapin and Tom Chapin, and is the son of drummer Jim Chapin and uncle of Jen Chapin and the Chapin Sisters. He has frequently toured and performed with both of his musician brothers...
, (born c. 1944), US musician - Thomas ChapinThomas ChapinThomas Chapin was an American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. Though primarily an alto saxophonist, he also played sopranino saxophone and various flutes....
(1957–1998), US musician - Tom ChapinTom ChapinTom Chapin is a Grammy Award-winning American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter and storyteller.-Biography:Chapin attended State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1966. From 1971-1976, he hosted a TV show called Make a Wish...
(born 1945), US musician - Chapin, regional demonym for people from GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
Places
United States- Chapin, IllinoisChapin, IllinoisChapin is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Chapin is located at ....
- Chapin, IowaChapin, IowaChapin is an unincorporated community in northern Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off U.S. Route 65, north of the city of Hampton, the county seat of Franklin County. Its elevation is 1,155 feet , and it is located at...
- Chapin, New York
- Chapin, South CarolinaChapin, South CarolinaChapin, also known as the capital of Lake Murray, is a town located in Lexington County, South Carolina. Chapin was founded by Martin Chapin in 1889. The following year, 1890, the railroad was built to connect Chapin to Columbia, South Carolina and other major regions. The population of Chapin was...
- Edinburg, TexasEdinburg, TexasEdinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,100 at the 2010 census. The University of Texas–Pan American, the only fully accredited four-year university in the Rio Grande Valley, is located in Edinburg.Edinburg is part of the...
, originally called Chapin - Chapin Township, MichiganChapin Township, MichiganChapin Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- The Chapin SchoolThe Chapin SchoolThe Chapin School may refer to:* The Chapin School of New York City, New York, a private girls' school.* Chapin School of Princeton, New Jersey, a private school located on the Lawrenceville/Princeton border....
, several places
Armenia
- ChapniChapniChapni is a village and rural community in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 56 in 2010, down from 126 at the 2001 census....
, also spelled Chapin
Other
- Chapin School (disambiguation), any of several schools
- Chapin SistersChapin SistersThe Chapin Sisters are an American folk pop musical group consisting of sisters Abigail Chapin and Lily Chapin, and formerly their half-sister Jessica Craven. Abigail and Lily are daughters of folk singer Tom Chapin and nieces of the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin...
, a US female singing group