Thomas Alberter Chandler

Thomas Alberter Chandler (born July 26, 1871 in Eucha , Delaware County , Oklahoma , † June 22, 1953 in Vinita , Oklahoma) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1919 and from 1921 to 1923 he represented the first constituency of the state of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Chandler attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1888 the Worcester Academy in Vinita. He later studied yet at Drury College in Springfield ( Missouri ). He was then a tax collector in the city of Cherokee in 1891 . From 1895 to 1898 he was an administrative employee of this city. Between 1900 and 1907 he was employed in the administration at the court in the northern district of the Indian territory. After completing a law degree himself, he was able to work as a lawyer in Vinita from 1907.

Chandler became a member of the Republican Party . In 1908 he was a delegate to their Republican National Convention . In 1909 and 1910 he was a member of the Oklahoma State Public Committee. In addition to practicing law, Chandler has also worked in agriculture, the oil business, and the real estate market.

In 1916, Chandler was elected to the US House of Representatives in the First District of Oklahoma, where he succeeded James S. Davenport on March 4, 1917 . Since he was not re-elected in 1918, he could initially only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1919 . In the elections of 1920 he was able to win back his seat in the House of Representatives from the Democrat Everette B. Howard . He remained from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923 for another legislative period in Congress. In the 1922 elections he was defeated by Howard, who was his successor for the second time.

After his tenure in Congress, Chandler returned to his private business and continued to work as a lawyer. He died in Vinita in 1953.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Chandler, Thomas Alberter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 26, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Eucha , Delaware County , Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH	June 22, 1953
Place of death	Vinita , Oklahoma