Researching Alexander Chaplin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4296 people with the Chaplin surname? In that year Chaplin was ranked number 985 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Chaplin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Chaplin and the Chaplin Genealogy
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Chaplin Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Alexander Chaplin
Alexander Chaplin
Alexander Chaplin (né Gaberman; born March 20, 1971) is an American actor. Chaplin's most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom Spin City.
As with the rest of the Spin City main cast, Chaplin has featured in creator Bill Lawrence's subsequent sitcom, Scrubs, playing a drug addict who tries to trick Elliot into giving him prescription medication in "My Moment of Un-Truth" and later tricks Jordan into giving him money in "My Rite of Passage". His character later appeared in "My Scrubs" as a drugs counsellor for the hospital, claiming to be reformed.
Source: Alexander Chaplin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAlexander Dew Chaplin
Alexander Dew Chaplin (10 April 1872 – 18 January 1938) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Chaplin was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Port Granby, Ontario and became a manufacturer.
The son of William Lamont Chaplin and Harriet Dew, he was educated in St. Catharines, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario.
Chaplin was managing director and secretary-treasurer for the Chatham, Ontario based Hayes Wheel Company of Canada and was first elected to Parliament at the Kent, Ontario riding in the 1925 general election. After serving one term in Parliament, Chaplin was defeated in the 1926 federal election by James Rutherford of the Liberal party.
His brother James Dew and his nephew Gordon Chaplin also served in the House of Commons.
Source: Alexander Dew Chaplin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chaplin
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