Leonard B. Chandler

Leonard Blanchard Chandler
Leonard Blanchard Chandler
Delegate to the; 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention; Representing the; 23rd Middlesex District of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives.
	In office; June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919
Twelfth Mayor of; Somerville, Massachusetts
	In office; January 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906
Preceded by	Edward Glines
Succeeded by	Charles Arnold Grimmons
Member of the; Massachusetts Senate; Third Middlesex District
	In office; 1902–1903
Preceded by	Franklin E. Huntress
Succeeded by	John M. Woods
Member of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives; 8th Middlesex District
	In office; 1897–1899
Member of the; Somerville, Massachusetts; Board of Aldermen; Ward Three
Personal details
Born	August 29, 1851; Princeton, Massachusetts
Died	November 9, 1927 (aged 76); Somerville, Massachusetts
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Hattie Betsey Stuart, married on October 22, 1874.
Residence(s)	45 Jaques St, Somerville, Massachusetts
Occupation	Milk Distributor

Leonard Blanchard Chandler^[11] (August 29, 1851 – November 9, 1927) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, both branches of the city council and as the twelfth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.^[1]

Early life

Chandler as born August 29, 1851, to Leonard and Sarah (Blanchard) Chandler in Princeton, Massachusetts.^[11]^[12]

Family life

Chandler married Hattie Betsey Stewart of Charlestown, Massachusetts^[13] in Princeton, Massachusetts, on October 22, 1874. They had three children.^[11]

1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention.^[14] In May 1917, Chandler was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the 23rd Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 64.
^ ^a ^b "Massachusetts Constitutional Convention", Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers: 10, 1919.
^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 204.
^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators Vol. XII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.
^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1901), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. X, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.
^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. XIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.
^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1897), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. VI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 143.
^ Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 173.
^ ^a ^b ^c Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 508.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Boston Globe (November 10, 1927), EX-MAYOR CHANDLER OF SOMERVILLE DEAD: Served Two Terms as City's Chief Executive, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Globe, p. 10.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hager, Lucie Caroline (1891), Boxborough: a New England Town and its People, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 92.
^ Conklin, Edwin P. (1927), Middlesex County and its people: a history, Volume 3, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing, p. 227.
^ Blake, Francis Everett (1915), History of the Town of Princeton, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1759-1915. Vol II, Printed in Boston, MA: Town of Princeton, p. 55
^ "Massachusetts Constitutional Convention", Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers: 7–8, 1919.

Political offices
Preceded by Edward Glines	Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 4, 1904 to January 1, 1906	Succeeded by Charles Arnold Grimmons
Preceded by Franklin E. Huntress	Massachusetts State Senator Third Middlesex District January 1902 to January 1903	Succeeded by John M. Woods

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[Bridgman-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 64.

[Journal2-2] "Massachusetts Constitutional Convention", Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers: 10, 1919.

[Somerville-3] City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 204.

[Bridgman1903-4] Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators Vol. XII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.

[Bridgman1901-5] Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1901), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. X, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.

[Bridgman1904-6] Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. XIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.

[Bridgman2-7] Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1897), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. VI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 143.

[Samuelsp173-8] Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 173.

[Samuelsp508-9] Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 508.

[Boston_Globe_pg10_Nov_10,_1927-10] The Boston Globe (November 10, 1927), EX-MAYOR CHANDLER OF SOMERVILLE DEAD: Served Two Terms as City's Chief Executive, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Globe, p. 10.

[Hager-11] Hager, Lucie Caroline (1891), Boxborough: a New England Town and its People, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 92.

[Conklin-12] Conklin, Edwin P. (1927), Middlesex County and its people: a history, Volume 3, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing, p. 227.

[Blake-13] Blake, Francis Everett (1915), History of the Town of Princeton, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1759-1915. Vol II, Printed in Boston, MA: Town of Princeton, p. 55

[Journal1-14] "Massachusetts Constitutional Convention", Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers: 7–8, 1919.

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