Edgar R. Champlin

Edgar Robert Champlin (November 9, 1858 – November 8, 1932) was a Massachusetts lawyer, banker,^[1] and politician who served as the twenty-seventh Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Edgar Robert Champlin
27th Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1][2]
In office January 1899 – January 1901
Preceded by	Alvin F. Sortwell
Succeeded by	David T. Dickinson
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1893–1893
Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1885[1]–1887[1]
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1858[1][2]
Died	November 8, 1932[3] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[3]
Political party	Republican[3]
Spouse(s)	Katherine E. Paine, m. December 12, 1883[4]
Alma mater	Harvard Law School,[5] class of 1880[4]

Legal career

Champlin attended Harvard Law School, graduating in June 1880.^[4] Champlin also read for the law in the law offices of Richard Henry Dana Jr. and Lewis S. Dabney.^[4]

Even before he graduated from Harvard Law School, Champlin was admitted to the bar, in April 1880.^[4]

Family life

Champlin married Katherine E. Paine of Cambridge on December 12, 1883.^[4]