# Robert Chadwick (politician)

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American politician

Robert M. Chadwick Robert Chadwick c.1885 Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Delaware County district In office 1881–1888 Preceded by Young Singleton Walter Personal details Born November 23, 1833 Rochdale, England Died April 21, 1902 (aged 67) Chester, Pennsylvania, US Resting place Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania, US Party Republican

**Robert M. Chadwick** (November 23, 1833 – April 21, 1902) was an English American politician who served as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives) for [Delaware County](/source/Delaware_County%2C_Pennsylvania) from 1881 to 1888.

## Early life

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

## Career

R. Chadwick Wheel Wrighting. Blacksmithing & Shoeing c.1885

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](/source/Soldiers'_Home) at [Erie, Pennsylvania](/source/Erie%2C_Pennsylvania) for two years.[4] He worked as [postmaster](/source/Postmaster) for the [United States Postal Service](/source/United_States_Postal_Service) for the Chester [post office](/source/Post_office) from 1889 to 1894.

## Personal life

Robert Chadwick grave in [Chester Rural Cemetery](/source/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](/source/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic),[5] the Union Veteran League, Chester Lodge No. 235 [Free and Accepted Masons](/source/Free_and_Accepted_Masons), Chester Chapter No. 258 of the [Royal Arch Masons](/source/Royal_Arch_Masons), St. John Commandery No. 3 [Knights Templar](/source/Knights_Templar_(Freemasonry)) of Philadelphia[2] and the [Odd Fellows](/source/Odd_Fellows).[6]

Chadwick died in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was interred at [Chester Rural Cemetery](/source/Chester_Rural_Cemetery).[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wiley_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wiley_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Wiley_1-2) Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). [*Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania*](https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00garn_0). New York: Gresham Publishing Company. pp. [205](https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00garn_0/page/205)-206. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oldchesterpa_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oldchesterpa_2-1) ["Hon. Robert Chadwick"](http://www.oldchesterpa.com/biographies/chadwick_robert.htm). *www.oldchesterpa.com*. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_3-1) ["Robert Chadwick"](https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=6347&body=H). *www.legis.state.pa.us*. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ray, Wm. Stanley (1904). [*Report of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home at Erie*](https://books.google.com/books?id=adIOAQAAMAAJ&q=robert+chadwick+pennsylvania&pg=PA17). State Printer of Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Martin, John Hill (1877). [*Chester (and Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5Kg-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA389). Philadelphia: WM. H. Pile & Sons. p. 389. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9785871484241](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9785871484241). Retrieved 20 November 2018. {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Cope, Gilbert (1904). [*Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-MwwAQAAMAAJ&q=robert+chadwick+pennsylvania&pg=PA50). New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 51. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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