{{Short description|English graphologist}} '''Charles Chabot''' (baptised 19 March 1815 – 15 October 1882) was an English graphologist who, as part of the firm of '''Netherclift, Chabot and Matheson''',<ref>{{ cite book | title=The Roupells of Lambeth | author=Harris, J. | year=2001 | location=London | publisher=The Streatham Society | isbn=1-873520-37-9 | pages=95, 124 }}</ref> was an early practitioner of questioned document examination.
Chabot was born Battersea, the son of Charles, a lithographer, and Amy ''née'' Pearson, a couple of Huguenot descent.<ref name="ODNB">Henderson (2004)</ref>
Beginning as a lithographer, he developed as an expert in handwriting and became sought after as an expert witness in a variety of famous trials including the Roupell case and the Tichborne Case.<ref name="ODNB"/>
In 1871, Chabot became involved in establishing the ''identity of Junius'' and concluded that he was Sir Philip Francis.<ref name="ODNB"/><ref>Chabot (1871)</ref>
Chabot married Sarah ''née'' Nichols in 1842 and the couple parented at least one son, Charles. Chabot died at home in London.<ref name="ODNB"/> and was buried at the South Metropolitan Cemetery at West Norwood
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==Bibliography== *Obituaries: **''The Times'', 17 Oct 1882 **''Illustrated London News'', 25 Nov 1882, 549 ---- *{{ cite journal | title=Experts in handwriting | journal=Cornhill Magazine | volume=4 (new ser.) | year=1885 | pages=148–62 | author=[Anon.] }} *{{ cite book | last=Chabot |first=C. | title=The Handwriting of Junius Professionally Investigated | year=1871 | location=London | publisher=John Murray }} *{{cite ODNB |last=Henderson |first=T. F. |year=2004 |id=5008 |title=Chabot, Charles (bap. 1815, d. 1882) |first2=John D. (reviewer) |last2=Haigh}}
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