Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . March 6, 1819, aged 29 years. Children:two sons, one daughter. He married, second, Melia Chapin, sister of his firstwife. She was born February 21, 1795, died May 5, 1849,aged 54 years. Mr. Chapin died May 11, 1833, aged 46years. Children : two sons, three daughters. Mr. Pliny Cadwell. son of Pliny and Sarah Cadwell,was born in Wilbraham, Mass., in 1797, and was a mer-chant in that town for thirty years. About the year 1842he moved to Chicopee Falls and
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . March 6, 1819, aged 29 years. Children:two sons, one daughter. He married, second, Melia Chapin, sister of his firstwife. She was born February 21, 1795, died May 5, 1849,aged 54 years. Mr. Chapin died May 11, 1833, aged 46years. Children : two sons, three daughters. Mr. Pliny Cadwell. son of Pliny and Sarah Cadwell,was born in Wilbraham, Mass., in 1797, and was a mer-chant in that town for thirty years. About the year 1842he moved to Chicopee Falls and was engaged in businessfor many years. He was a stockholder and one of the firstseven directors of the John Hancock Bank, which waschartered in 1850. He was one of the assessors of thetown of Springfield in 1847. He died in Chicopee Falls,July 13, 1878, aged 81 years, 3 months, 21 days. Hon. William Barron Calhoun was born in Boston,Mass., December 29, 1796; graduated at Yale College in1814 ; came to Springfield and studied law in the office ofHon. George Bliss, Sr. ; was admitted to the bar in 1818, 124 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. WILLIAM B. CALHOUN. AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIELD. 125 and practiced his profession for many years. In 1830 hewas chosen a member of the school committee. He was amember of the House of Representatives from 1825 to1835, for two years speaker of the House, a state sen-ator in 1846-47 and president of the Senate during histerm of office ; a representative in Congress from Decem-ber 7, 1835, to March 3, 1843 5 ^ presidential elector in1844, 01^ the ticket of Henry Clay for president. From1848 to 185 I he was secretary of state for 1853 he was appointed state bank commissioner andheld the office until 1855, when upon the election of Henry , governor, he was relieved of the office. In 1859he was mayor of Springfield; in 1861 a representative tothe Legislature. On his retirement from Congress he purchased in 1843the Goodal
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