Chafin, Eugene W
lawyer, author, was born Nov. 1, 1852, in East Troy, Wis.
He attended the common schools of his native county, and in 1875 graduated from the Wisconsin State university. He has attained prominence as an able lawyer of Waukesha, Wis., where he has taken an active part in the public affairs of his county and state. He is the author of a work entitled Lives of the Presidents, the subject matter of which, by his permission, has been incorporated into the pages of this work. For four years he was grand chief templar of the Wisconsin Independent Order of Good Templars; and is a prominent member of various other fraternal orders.