Robert Chadwick (Pennsylvania politician)

Robert Chadwick (November 23, 1833 – April 21, 1902) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1881 to 1888.

Robert Chadwick
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Delaware County district
In office
1881–1888
Preceded byYoung Singleton Walter
Personal details
BornNovember 23, 1833
Rochdale, England
DiedApril 21, 1902 (aged 67)
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Resting placeChester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Political partyRepublican

Early life

Chadwick was born in Rochdale, England to Thomas and Sarah (Crabtree) Chadwick.[1] His family emigrated to the United States in 1847 and settled in Upland, Pennsylvania. He was educated in the public schools of Upland and then learned the wheelwright trade in Frankford, Pennsylvania.[2] He served in Company I of the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment (known as the Collis Zouaves) from 1862 to 1865 during the U.S. Civil War.[3] In 1866, he moved to Chester, Pennsylvania and established a wagon factory and blacksmith shop at the corner of Third and Fulton Streets.[1]

Career

Chadwick was elected to the Chester City Council and served from 1877 to 1882. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1881 to 1888.[1] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1888.

Chadwick was a member of the board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home at Erie, Pennsylvania for two years.[4] He worked as postmaster for the United States Postal Service for the Chester post office from 1889 to 1894.

Personal life
Robert Chadwick grave in Chester Rural Cemetery

In 1857, Chadwick married Louisa J. Gardner and together they had six children. He was a member of the Wilde Post, No. 25 Grand Army of the Republic,[5] the Union Veteran League, Chester Lodge No. 235 Free and Accepted Masons, Chester Chapter No. 258 of the Royal Arch Masons, St. John Commandery No. 3 Knights Templar of Philadelphia[2] and the Odd Fellows.[6]

Chadwick died in Chester, Pennsylvania and was interred at Chester Rural Cemetery.[3]

References
  1. Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. New York: Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 205-206. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "Hon. Robert Chadwick". www.oldchesterpa.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "ROBERT CHADWICK". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. Ray, Wm. Stanley (1904). Report of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home at Erie. State Printer of Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Martin, John Hill (1877). Chester (and Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: WM. H. Pile & Sons. p. 389. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. Cope, Gilbert (1904). Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 51. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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