Leonard Blanchard Chandler | |
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Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention Representing the 23rd Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. |
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In office June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919 |
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Twelfth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts |
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In office January 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906 |
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Preceded by | Edward Glines |
Succeeded by | Charles Arnold Grimmons |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District |
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In office 1902–1903 |
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Preceded by | Franklin E. Huntress |
Succeeded by | John M. Woods |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Middlesex District |
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In office 1897–1899 |
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Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward Three |
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Personal details | |
Born | August 29, 1851 Princeton, Massachusetts |
Died | November 9, 1927 Somerville, Massachusetts |
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Hattie Betsey Stuart, married on October 22, 1874. |
Residence | 45 Jaques St, Somerville, Massachusetts |
Occupation | Milk Distributor |
Leonard Blanchard Chandler (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.
Chandler as born August 29, 1851 to Leonard and Sarah (Blanchard) Chandler in Princeton, Massachusetts.
Chandler married Hattie Betsey Stewart of Charlestown, Massachusetts in Princeton, Massachusetts, on October 22, 1874. They had three children.
In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention. 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.