Thomas Chandler (New Hampshire politician)

Thomas Chandler
Thomas Chandler
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(s)	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.

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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ichabod Bartlett	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire 1829-1833	Succeeded by Robert Burns

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.