Arthur B. Champlin

Arthur B. Champlin
16th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office 1888–1889
Preceded by	George E. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Albert 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
Born	February 7, 1858 Chelsea, Massachusetts
Died	January 8, 1946(1946-01-08) (aged 87) Chelsea, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican[1][2]
Spouse	Alice M. Roberts[3]
Children	Norman A. Champlin;[3] Nathan R. Champlin;[3] Marion L. Champlin;[3]
Profession	Journalist[1]

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]

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

1. Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Quinn, Thomas C. (ed.). Massachusetts of To-Day: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. p. 389. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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. Vol. III. Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company. p. 112. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
3. Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston, MA: Graves & Steinbarger. 1901. p. 137. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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. Vol. III. Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company. p. 111. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Mayors of Chelsea 1857 – 1991^[usurped].

Political offices
Preceded by George E. Mitchell	16th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts 1888–1889	Succeeded by Albert D. Bosson