John Putnam Chapin
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John Putnam Chapin served as Mayor
of Chicago, Illinois
(1846–1847) for the Whig Party.
Chapin arrived in Chicago from New Hampshire
in 1832 and became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin.
Mayor of Chicago
The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest city in the United States. He or she is charged with directing city departments and agencies, and with the advice and consent of the Chicago City Council, appoints department and agency leaders.-Appointment...
of Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(1846–1847) for the Whig Party.
Chapin arrived in Chicago from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in 1832 and became a member of the wholesale and retail merchants firm Wadsworth, Dyer & Chapin.