LC control no. | nr 93011584 |
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Personal name heading | Chapin, Chester W. (Chester William), 1798-1883 |
Variant(s) | Chapin, C. W. (Chester William), 1798-1883 |
Found in | Brown, J.C. Research notes on steam-navigation on canals, 1984-1990 (Chester W. Chapin; Chester William Chapin; steamboat and railroad promoter of Springfield, Mass.; b. Dec. 16, 1798, Ludlow, Mass.; d. June 10, 1883, Sprinfield; major operator of steamboats on Connecticut River and Long Island Sound between Springfield and New York; pres., Conn. River Railroad Co., 1850-54; pres., Boston & Albany Railroad Co., 1854-77; Congressman, 44th Congress, 1875-77) Boston and Albany Railroad Co. Boston & Albany Railroad Co. Western Railroad Corporation ... 1867: t.p. (C.W. Chapin, prest. Western R.R. Corporation) |