John Chafee Autographs
John Lester Hubbard Chafee (/ˈtʃeɪfiː/ CHAY-fee; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 66th governor of Rhode Island, as the secretary of the Navy, and as a United States senator.
Chafee was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a politically active family. He was the son of Janet Melissa (née Hunter) and John Sharpe Chafee. His great-grandfather, Henry Lippitt, was governor of Rhode Island (1875–1877), and among his great-uncles were a Rhode Island governor, Charles Warren Lippitt, and United States Senator Henry Frederick Lippitt. His uncle, Zechariah Chafee, was a Harvard law professor, and a notable civil libertarian. His cousin was Frederick Lippitt, former Minority Leader in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He had two daughters and four sons, one of whom is former Rhode Island Governor and former United States Senator Lincoln Chafee. One of his daughters, Tribbie, died following an accident at a horse show in October 1968 at the age of 14. His eldest child, John H. Chafee, is a UCLA alumnus.
John Chafee graduated from a coeducational primary school, Providence's Gordon School, in 1931 and then attended Providence Country Day School. In 1940, he graduated from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. Chafee was an Episcopalian.
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Current items with a signature of John Chafee
These are the most current items with a signature of John Chafee that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | US Senator John Chafee Autograph on 3 x 5 index card | $10.70 |  |
Traded items with a signature of John Chafee
The most expensive item with a signature of John Chafee (John Chafee Rhode Island Governor Senator Original Autograph Signed Senate Photo) was sold in January 2026 for $67.48 while the cheapest item (Senator John Chafee Vintage Hand Signed Autograph Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $40.00 for an autographed item of John Chafee. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with $67.48 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2008. In average, an autographed item from John Chafee is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Chafee were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1963-69 Rhode Island Governor John Chafee signed 1966 USA First Day Cover/photo! | $11.99 |  |
| 1963-69 Rhode Island Governor John Chafee signed 1966 USA First Day Cover/photo* | $11.99 | |
| John Chafee 2X Republican Governor Rhode Island & Secy Navy Autograph w/COA | $25.00 | |
| John Chafee Autographed 5x7 Photo | $20.00 | |
| John Chafee Hand Signed 1969 Mailed Envelope Secretary of the Navy | $6.38 | |
| John Chafee Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Governor 63-69 Autograph w/COA | $55.00 | |
| John Chafee Rhode Island Governor Senator Original Autograph Signed Senate Photo | $67.48 | |
| John Chafee Rhode Island Politician Authentic Autographed Letter | $5.50 | |
| John Chafee Signed Autograph~5x7 Photo~Senate Rhode Island Senator Chaffee | $10.00 | |
| John Chafee, Patrick Kennedy, Kevin Vigilante signed program 1994 Iwo Jima HWY | $5.00 | |
| R I Senator & Sec of Navy John Chafee autograph on business card | $8.49 | |
| Senator JOHN CHAFEE Rhode Island Signed 10/2/1980 8 X 10 Black & White Photo | $10.00 | |
| Senator John Chafee Vintage Hand Signed Autograph Photo | $0.99 | |
| US Senator John Chafee Autograph on 3 x 5 index card | $10.70 | |
| US Senator John Chafee Autograph on 3 x 5 index card | $10.70 | |
