The Chandlers of Maine
- John Chandler (1762–1841), Massachusetts State Senator 1803-1805, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1805-1809, Sheriff of Kennebec County, Maine; member of the Massachusetts General Court 1819; Maine State Senator 1819-1820; U.S. Senator from Maine 1820-1829. Brother of Thomas Chandler.
- Thomas Chandler (1772–1866), New Hampshire State Senator 1817-1819 1825-1828, New Hampshire State Representative 1828, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1829-1833. Brother of John Chandler.
- Zachariah Chandler (1813–1879), Mayor of Detroit, Michigan 1851-1852; U.S. Senator from Michigan 1857-1875 1879; U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1875-1877; Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1876-1879. Nephew of John Chandler and Thomas Chandler.
- Eugene Hale (1836–1918), Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, Maine; member of Maine Legislature the 1867-1868; U.S. Representative from Maine 1869-1879; U.S. Senator from Maine 1881-1911. Son-in-law of Zachariah Chandler.
- Frederick Hale (1874–1963), Maine State Representative 1905-1906, Republican National Committeeman 1912-1918, U.S. Senator from Maine 1917-1941. Son of Eugene Hale.
- Rodney D. Chandler (1942-), Washington State Representative, U.S. Representative from Washington 1983-1993. Great-great-grandnephew of Zachariah Chandler.
- Frederick Hale (1874–1963), Maine State Representative 1905-1906, Republican National Committeeman 1912-1918, U.S. Senator from Maine 1917-1941. Son of Eugene Hale.
- Eugene Hale (1836–1918), Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, Maine; member of Maine Legislature the 1867-1868; U.S. Representative from Maine 1869-1879; U.S. Senator from Maine 1881-1911. Son-in-law of Zachariah Chandler.
- Zachariah Chandler (1813–1879), Mayor of Detroit, Michigan 1851-1852; U.S. Senator from Michigan 1857-1875 1879; U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1875-1877; Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1876-1879. Nephew of John Chandler and Thomas Chandler.
NOTE: Fredrick Hale was also cousin of U.S. Representative Robert Hale.
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Famous quotes containing the word maine:
“These were such houses as the lumberers of Maine spend the winter in, in the wilderness ... the camps and the hovels for the cattle, hardly distinguishable, except that the latter had no chimney.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)