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Leonard B. Chandler

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.
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
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.



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