Bio of CHAFFEE, Gibson A. (b.1866), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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GIBSON A. CHAFFEE - Vol III, pg 759-760
For twenty-seven years Gibson A. Chaffee has been manager of the Crane Co. in
Minneapolis. A native of Minnesota, his birth occurred in Hastings, on the 31st
of January, 1866, his parents being Sylvester Aaron and Plantina (Pitcher)
Chaffee, both of whom were born in Vermont. They came to Minnesota in the early
'50s and located at Hastings. The father was engaged in the insurance business
there and subsequently removed to Ohio, where he became general agent for the
Phoenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn, New York. Leaving the Buckeye state, he
took up his abode in Chicago, Illinois, where his remaining days were spent. His
widow now makes her home in Los Angeles. California.
In the acquirement of his education Gibson A. Chaffee attended school in
Mansfield, Ohio, and in due time was graduated from the high school there. He
made his initial step into the business world in 1884, when he became an employe
of Wilson & Rogers, a plumbing and steamfitting supplies concern of St. Paul, in
the service of which he remained until it was succeeded by the Crane Co. For
twenty-seven years Mr. Chaffee has been manager of the Crane Co. in Minneapolis
and he has seen a com­bined service of thirty-nine years with this company and
its predecessors. His services are of inestimable value to the concern and he is
accorded the confidence and esteem of all who know him. Aside from his
connection with the Crane Co., he is treasurer of the Cozy Baby Carriage
Company, a director in the Marquette National Bank, and is likewise connected
with other important concerns.
At High Forest, Minnesota, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Chaffee and
Mis-Lizzie C. Rockwell. She was the mother of three children: Gale Alien, who is
deceased; Harry H., who married Birdie St. Leger and is now residing in Los
Angeles, California: and Margaret Elizabeth. The surviving son is a veteran of
the World war, having received his honorable discharge from the army with the
rank of lieutenant. For his second wife Gibson A. Chaffee chose Miss Frankie L.
Legg, the wedding taking place at St. Paul.
The political endorsement of Mr. Chaffee is given to the republican party and
tbe principles for which it stands. Fraternally he is identified with the Modern
Samaritans and the Modern Woodmen of America. He has a life membership in the
Minneapolis Athletic Club and he is connected with the Manufacturers Club of
this city, the Civic & Commerce Association and the Automobile Club, and is
treasurer of the Superior Goli Club. His religious faith is that of the
Methodist church and he is a member of the board of trustees of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church at Merriam Park. He finds his greatest recreation in
farming, owning a valuable tract of land in West Hennepin county, where he has a
fine selection of Jersey and Guernsey cattle. He is a member of the Minnesota
Horticultural Society and likewise of several cattle clubs. Mr. Chaffee is a man
of well proven ability and his friends are legion. The success he has achieved
in life is the result of his own intelligently directed efforts and no man is
more highly esteemed in Minneapolis for his integrity and sterling worth.