Melville Chapin

Background

Chapin, Melville was born on December 14, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Barton and Jeannette (Thomas) Chapin.

Education

Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1940). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1943).

Career

Of counsel, Warner & Stackpole LLP, Boston, since 1954. Chairman, Board Of Directors H.B. Smith Company, Inc. President, trustee emeritus Phillips Academy.

Chairman emeritus, trustee Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Foundation. Honorary director Cambridge Trust Company, Cambridge bank corporation.

Achievements

• Melville Chapin has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Board of directors Chewonki Foundation Inc. Chairman Yale University Planned Giving, Council Massachusetts History Society. Trustee Sturbridge Village.

Chairman Friends Herman Melville's Arrowhead. Director Bostonian Society. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Massachusetts Bar Foundation.

Member American Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, International Bar Association, Edgartown Yacht Club (trustee).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Ann Parker, September 6, 1940. Children: Allan M., Elizabeth M.

Father:

Edward Barton Chapin

Mother:

Jeannette (Thomas) Chapin

Spouse:

Elizabeth Ann Parker

child:

Allan M. Chapin

child:

Elizabeth M. Chapin