Thomas Chandler | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Ichabod Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Robert Burns |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1817-1819 1825-1828 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1828 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1772 Bedford, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | January 28, 1866 (aged 93) Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bedford Cemetery Bedford, Hillsborough County New Hampshire |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Susanna McAfee Chandler |
| Children | Asenath Chandler Kendrick Sally Chandler Kendrick Hannah Chandler Kendrick Adam Chandler |
| Profession | farmer innkeeper politician |
Thomas Chandler (August 10, 1772 – January 28, 1866), was an American politician, farmer, and innkeeper who served as United States Representative for New Hampshire.
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Early life
Chandler was born on August 10, 1772, in Bedford in the Province of New Hampshire where he attended the public schools, then became a farmer and an innkeeper.
Career
Justice of the peace in 1808 and captain of militia in 1815, Chandler was elected in 1816 as a member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 3rd district, serving from 1817 to 1819. He was again elected to the state senate in 1824, serving from 1825 to 1828. In 1828, he served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, Chandler served from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1833, as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire.
Death
Chandler died in Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, on January 28, 1866 (age 93 years, 171 days). He is interred at Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, New Hampshire.
Family life
Son of Zachariah and Sarah, Chandler was the uncle of Zachariah Chandler. He married Susanna McAfee and they had three daughters, Asenath, Sally, Hannah, and a son, Adam.[2]
References
- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American Publishers' Association, 1904 - Biography. p. 206. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ Chandler, George (1883). The Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler who Settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637. Press of C. Hamilton, 1883 - Massachusetts. pp. 776–777. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas Chandler (id: C000294)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- Thomas Chandler at Find a Grave
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