Chandler, Zachariah

12/10/1813

Bedford, New Hampshire

4 term US senator from the state of Michigan, 1857-75, 1879
Secretary of the Interior, 1875-77 under Pres. Grant and Hayes
Served as chairman of the Union Congressional Committee and a member of Republican National Committee

Mayor of Detroit, 1851-52
U.S. Senator

Common-school education with 2 years at academies.

Protected slaves escaping north in the underground railroad.
A founder of the republican party in Jackson, MI in 1854
Out spoken abolitionish and adided the underground rail road.

Chandler Street and Chandler Park were named for him (Detroit)

Campion boxer and wrestler of Befrod, New Hampshire

1833: In Detroit he started a general store and later did wholesaling. This is where he made the majority of his money for the entirety of his life.
1848:Treasurer of Young Mens benevolent Society
1851: Mayor of Detroit
1852: Whig nominee for governor
1854: Founder of republican party in Jackson "Under the Oaks"
1857: Elected to U.S. Seante, re-elected 1863-1871
1875: Grant appointed him to Secretary of Interior
1876: Senator from Michigan until death

First republican senator from Michigan he served 3 terms, died during his 4th.

Mayor of Detroit, 1851-52

Farmer, History of Detroit and Michigan, 1890
The Men Who Govern Detroit,
Burton Historical Collection
See Also: Historic Citizen file - Urban History office

Samuel Chandler

Margaret Orr

Letitia Grace Douglass, m. 12/10/1848

Mary Douglas (b. 1848)

American