Alexander Dew Chaplin

Canadian politician
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IntroCanadian politician
PlacesCanada
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth10 April 1872
Death18 January 1938 (aged 65 years)
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Biography

Alexander Dew Chaplin (10 April 1872 – 18 January 1938) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Port Granby, Ontario and became a manufacturer.
The son of William Lamont Chaplin and Harriet Dew, he was educated in St. Catharines and Toronto.
Chaplin was managing director and secretary-treasurer for the Chatham, Ontario based Hayes Wheel Company of Canada.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Kent, Ontario riding in the 1925 general election. After serving one term in Parliament, Chaplin was defeated in the 1926 federal election by James Rutherford of the Liberal party.
His brother James Dew and his nephew Gordon Chaplin also served in the House of Commons.

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