Thomas Chandler (politician)

Thomas Chandler (born August 10, 1772 in Bedford , Hillsborough County , New Hampshire Colony , † January 28, 1866 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Chandler was one of three children and the eldest son of Zachariah Chandler (1751-1830) and his wife Sarah (1749-1842; nee Patten). The future Senator for Michigan and Secretary of the Interior, Zachariah Chandler , was his nephew.

Chandler attended public schools in his home country. In 1808 he was a justice of the peace. He also served in the New Hampshire Militia. In 1815 he held the rank of captain. In 1817 and 1827 he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. As a supporter of Andrew Jackson , he became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him . In the congressional elections of 1828, which were held nationwide, Chandler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the second mandate of New Hampshire . There he took over from Titus Brown on March 4, 1829 . After re-election in 1830, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 .

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives, Thomas Chandler withdrew from politics. In the following years he worked as an innkeeper and in agriculture. He died on January 28, 1866 in his native Bedford.

literature

• George Chandler: The Chandler family. The descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637 (1883)

Web links

• Thomas Chandler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Thomas Chandler in the database of Find a Grave (English)