Geo D Chafee Shelbyville Illinois 1863 to 1866 blue tax stamp

George Daniel Chafee (July 2, 1839 – March 6, 1927) was an American politician and lawyer. Chafee was born in Pittsford, Vermont. He moved with his family to Monroe County, Michigan. Chafee graduated from

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

with his law degree. Chafee then moved to

Shelbyville, Illinois Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Shelby County, Illinois, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, along the Kaskaskia River. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 4,674. HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, located in town, is the co ...

, in 1861, to practice law. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

, Chafee served on the local draft board. Chafee served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

in 1881 and 1882 and was a Republican. He also served in the

Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...

from 1905 to 1909. Chafee died at his home in

.'G.D. Chafee Dies Sunday-Dean of Shelby County Bar and Former Senator,' The Decatur Daily Review (Illinois), March 7, 1927, pg. 7

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* 1839 births 1927 deaths People from Pittsford, Vermont People from Shelbyville, Illinois People of Illinois in the American Civil War University of Michigan Law School alumni Illinois lawyers Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Republican Party Illinois state senators 19th-century American lawyers {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub