Individual Details
Hugh Ross Chaplin
(24 Nov 1858 - 22 Sep 1935)
Events
| Birth | 24 Nov 1858 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Marriage | 28 Dec 1887 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine - Mary Johnson Stewart | | ||
| Death | 22 Sep 1935 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | ||||
| Bio Note | 1949 | a biographical entry was published in the John Chaplin genealogy | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Johnson Stewart (1856 - 1940) |
| Father | Daniel R. Chaplin (1820 - 1864) |
| Mother | Susan Davis Gibbs (1822 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Winfield Scott Chaplin (1847 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Martha Gibbs Chaplin (1849 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Wingate Elisha Gibbs Chaplin (1851 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Daniel Amory Chaplin (1854 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Amory Battles Chaplin (1863 - 1934) |
Notes
Census
Hugh R. Chaplin was enumerated in the household of Daniel Chaplin, age 1, male, and was born in Maine.Census
Hugh Chaplin was enumerated in the household of Susan Chaplin, age 11, male, white, born in Maine, and had attended school within the year.Bio Note
Hugh Ross [Chaplin], b. 24 Nov., 1858, in Bangor, was graduated with honors from Colby College in 1880. While in college he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and was a star baseball player. Throughout his life he retained a deep interest in baseball. After being admitted to the bar in 1882, he formed a partnership with Frederick H. Appleton, under the firm name of Appleton and Chaplin. For some years Mr. Chaplin was counsel for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, and was trustee for many of the large estates of Bangor, notably the Coe estate. He was offered a judgeship of the Supreme Court of Maine, but declined it. He was a thirty-third degree Mason, serving as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine in 1904-1905. In 1930 Colby College honored him with an LL.D. degree. At his death, 22 Sept., 1935, Chief Justice Charles J. Dunn paid him the following tribute: "He was an attorney of great ability and unswerving integrity and an outstanding member of the Maine Bar. He commanded the respect of his fellow attorneys and fellow men and was fully worthy of the highest confidence of the court."Endnotes
1. Milton Ellis and Leola Chapin Ellis, John Chaplin (1758-1837) of Rowley, Mass. and Bridgton, Me.: His Ancestry and Descendants (Westbrook, Maine: H. S. Cobb Printing Co., 1949), 54; digital image, HeritageQuest, HeritageQuest (flh.genealogy.com : accessed 23 April 2004.
2. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, Ward 5, p. 42, dwelling 301, family 306, line 6, Hugh R. Chaplin; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
3. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, p. 89, dwelling 494, family 621, line 37, Hugh Chaplin; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
4. Milton Ellis and Leola Chapin Ellis, John Chaplin (1758-1837) of Rowley, Mass. and Bridgton, Me.: His Ancestry and Descendants (Westbrook, Maine: H. S. Cobb Printing Co., 1949), 54; digital image, HeritageQuest, HeritageQuest (flh.genealogy.com : accessed 23 April 2004.
5. Milton Ellis and Leola Chapin Ellis, John Chaplin (1758-1837) of Rowley, Mass. and Bridgton, Me.: His Ancestry and Descendants (Westbrook, Maine: H. S. Cobb Printing Co., 1949), 54; digital image, HeritageQuest, HeritageQuest (flh.genealogy.com : accessed 23 April 2004.
6. Milton Ellis and Leola Chapin Ellis, John Chaplin (1758-1837) of Rowley, Mass. and Bridgton, Me.: His Ancestry and Descendants (Westbrook, Maine: H. S. Cobb Printing Co., 1949), 54; digital image, HeritageQuest, HeritageQuest (flh.genealogy.com : accessed 23 April 2004.