Arthur B. Champlin
# Arthur B. Champlin

Arthur Babcock Champlin (February 7, 1858 – January 8, 1946) was a Massachusetts journalist and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a city councilor, and as the Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts.

## Newspaper career

Champlin started out his career in journalism when he became a district reported for The Boston Globe at the age of 16. When The Chelsea Record was started two years later Champlin became one of its managers while still a teenager. In 1886 Champlin became the founder and publisher of The Chelsea Gazette.

