The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-02
OBITUARY.
CHARLES JARVIS CHAPMAN

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death of Ex-Mayor Charles Jarvis Chap
man.
| Yesterday morning Mr.. Chapman was
feeling we'll and ate his breakfast as
usual. When it came time for him to go
to his office, he went out to take an
electric car. The Car had got past his
residence when he hailed it and he walked
Or ran quite fast for several rods in or
der to overtake it quickly. When he got
into the car he was considerably out of
breath and soon began to feel sick. He
complained to friends in the car that he
felt very badly and the conductor noticed
that he was very pale when he paid his
fare. When the car reached the head of
High street, Mr.. Chapman said he felt so
badly that he must get out and consult
a physician. When he arose to leave the
car be suddenly sank down on the plat
form and became partly unconscious.
The conductor ran the car around
the corner of High Street onto
Congress, in front of DR.. Alfred Kings
residence. Mr.. Chapman was taken from
the car and carried into DR.. Kings and
laid on the sofa, both DR.. King and DR..
Ring being in attendance The only re-
mark he made, was take off my shoes. -
He died in about half an hour. His
death was caused by Bright's disease,
with witch he had been afflicted for two
years past.
Hon. Charles Jarvis Chapman was born
in Bethel. January goth, lS48, He was
the son of Robert A. and Frances (Carter)
Chapman, and attended the public schools
and the academy in Bethel, and course
at Gorham academy. He entered Bowdoin
College, graduating in the class of 1868.
He was an enthusiastic student and, in
the senior year, won the first prize for
English composition. His studies i'm
| paired bis health and after graduation he
made trip to Minnesota and entered the
employ of the Northern Pacific, remain
ing with that corporation for two years.
In 1870 he returned to Maine and entered
upon a brilliant business career as a
member of the -four and grain commits
sion house of Norton, Chapman & Co.
in Portland. During all the changes in
the firm in the past quarter of century
Mr.. Chapman remained member of the
firm and after its incorporation became
treasurer and general manager. This
firm took high rank il its line of business
and was the agent of the celebrated Pills
bury mills of Minneapolis.
In 1890 Mr.. Chapman, in connection
with his brothers, Cullen O. and Robert,
established successful banking house
which afterwards became the Chapman
National bank on October 9th, 1885, and
which has been very successful in its
operations.
Mr.. Chapman was a staunch Republic
can in politics. He served in the Com
mon Council from 1877 to 1879 and was it's
pr. lent the last term and at the time
the Portland and Rochester Railroad was
sold. by preventing undue haste, he
brought to the city treasury $4,000 more
than the road would otherwise have sold
for. He was member of the Board of
| Aldermen 1880, 1881, and was chairman
| Of the board the second year. In 1886 be
| was elected Mayor and was subsequently
reelected by increased majorities, serving
three terms. The Back Fay improve
ments date from that time and also the
lease of the Portland q Ogdensburg Rail-
road lin which the city held large interests)
to the Maine Central. which has resulted
in not only making the investment of the
city remunerative, but also In securing
permanently to Portland the common adj
fov NH soI, tI,o md no-
densburg was constructed. During his
mayoralty tha new reservoir on Munjoy
hill was built; the new Public Library
building, the muDificent gift of Ex-
Mayor Baxter, accepted by the city, and
the Longfellow statue on Longfellow
Longfellow Association as a memorial to
the gifted poet. The great celebration of
Portland's centennial was inaugurated
and carried to a successful consu,nmat1on
largely through Mayor Chapman's un-
firing efforts, and he was one of the COM
missioners from this state on the occasion
of the National Centenn ial in New York
in 1885, That same year he was an al
ternate delegate at large to the Repub-
lican National convention at Chicago,
which nominated President Harrison.
During the past two or thrse years Mr..
Chapman has declined public office and
occupied his time chiefly with his COM
mercial and banking interests, acting
also as trustee for different estates and
being employed on committees for the re-
organization of various corporations.
Many of the matters intrusted to him
have required much time and good judg-
ment. He has also been director OF the
Portland1& Ogdensburg, an officer of the
Board Of Trade, and is president OF the
Diamond island Association. Portland
oprinkling Co., director of the Portland
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Maine Aux
Hilary Fire Alarm Co.. vice president OF
Chapman National bank, and trustee of
the Public Library. Mr.. Chapman also
served as a member of the School
committee. He was a member of the
Portland Club, Athletic Club, Medical