Zachariah Chandler
Former United States Senator
Zachariah Chandler was an American businessman, politician, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term senator from the state of Michigan, and... Wikipedia
Born: December 10, 1813, Bedford, NH
Died: November 1, 1879 (age 65 years), Chicago, IL
Party: Republican Party
Spouse: Letitia Grace Douglass Chandler (m. 1844)
Books: Communication of Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Upon the Subject of an Intercontinental Telegraph, Last and Greatest Speech of Zach. Chandler, Late U. S. Senator From Michican, Mexico: Speeches of Hon. Z. Chandler, of Michigan, and Hon. James W. Nye, of Nevada, in the U.S. Senate, July 12, 1867, on Maximilian's Decree Ordering the Execution of the Liberal Prisoners ..., and more
Education: Pinkerton Academy