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Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

John Chandler John Chandler (1762-1841) — of Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Epping, Rockingham County, N.H., February 1, 1762. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1803-05; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 17th District, 1805-09; Kennebec County Sheriff, 1808; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1819; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819-20; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1820-29; U.S. Collector of Customs at Portland, Maine, Maine, 1829-37. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 25, 1841 (age 79 years, 236 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas Chandler; married 1783 to Mary Whittier; uncle of Zachariah Chandler.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Chandler (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; sold 1947, scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Maine State Archives/Maine Historical Society
  Thomas Chandler (1772-1866) — of Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H., August 10, 1772. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1817-19, 1825-28; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1828; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1829-33. Died in Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 28, 1866 (age 93 years, 171 days). Interment at Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Patten) Chandler and Zachariah Chandler (1751-1830); brother of John Chandler; married to Susanna McAffee; uncle of Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879); grandfather of George Byron Chandler; great-granduncle of Frederick Hale; first cousin twice removed of Isaac Stuart Raymond; first cousin four times removed of Stuart Edmond Haseltine; second cousin twice removed of Gordon Woodbury; third cousin twice removed of Joshua Coit; fourth cousin once removed of John Albion Andrew.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 10, 1813. Republican. Dry goods merchant; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1851-52; Whig candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1852; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1856-60, 1870-72; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1876-79; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1857-75, 1879; died in office 1879; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1875-77; Michigan Republican state chair, 1878-79. Died, from a brain hemorrhage, in his room at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 1, 1879 (age 65 years, 326 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Chandler and Margaret (Orr) Chandler; married, December 10, 1844, to Letitia Douglass; father of Mary Douglas Chandler (who married Eugene Hale); nephew of John Chandler and Thomas Chandler; grandfather of Frederick Hale; second great-granduncle of Rodney Dennis Chandler; first cousin once removed of George Byron Chandler; second cousin once removed of Isaac Stuart Raymond; second cousin thrice removed of Stuart Edmond Haseltine; third cousin once removed of Gordon Woodbury; third cousin thrice removed of Joshua Coit.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  George Byron Chandler (1832-1905) — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 18, 1832. Democrat. Banker; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888, 1892 (member, Rules Committee; Convention Vice-President). Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., June 29, 1905 (age 72 years, 223 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Sally (McAllaster) Chandler and Adam Chandler; married, May 20, 1862, to Flora Ann Daniels; married, October 27, 1870, to Fanny Rice Martin; grandson of Thomas Chandler; first cousin once removed of Zachariah Chandler; second cousin once removed of Frederick Hale; third cousin of Isaac Stuart Raymond; third cousin twice removed of Stuart Edmond Haseltine; fourth cousin of Gordon Woodbury.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Hale (1836-1918) — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Turner, Oxford County (now Androscoggin County), Maine, June 9, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, 1858-66; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868, 1876, 1880; U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1869-79; defeated, 1878; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1881-1911. English ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., October 27, 1918 (age 82 years, 140 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of James Sullivan Hale and Betsey (Staples) Hale; brother of Clarence Hale; married, December 20, 1871, to Mary Douglas Chandler (daughter of Zachariah Chandler); father of Frederick Hale; uncle of Robert S. Hale.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Hale (1848-1934) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, April 15, 1848. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1883-86; U.S. District Judge for Maine, 1902-22; took senior status 1922; senior judge, 1922-34. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 9, 1934 (age 85 years, 359 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of James Sullivan Hale and Betsey (Staples) Hale; brother of Eugene Hale; married, March 11, 1880, to Margaret Jordan Rollins; father of Robert S. Hale; uncle of Frederick Hale.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Frederick Hale (1874-1963) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 7, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1917-41. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; nephew of Clarence Hale; grandson of Zachariah Chandler; great-grandnephew of Thomas Chandler; first cousin of Robert S. Hale; second cousin once removed of George Byron Chandler; third cousin once removed of Isaac Stuart Raymond; fourth cousin once removed of Gordon Woodbury and Stuart Edmond Haseltine.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert S. Hale (1889-1976) — also known as Robert Hale — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 29, 1889. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Psi Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., November 30, 1976 (age 87 years, 1 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence Hale and Margaret (Rollins) Hale; married, April 20, 1922, to Agnes Burke; nephew of Eugene Hale; first cousin of Frederick Hale.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rodney Dennis Chandler (b. 1942) — also known as Rod D. Chandler — of Bellevue, King County, Wash.; Aurora, Adams County, Colo. Born in La Grande, Union County, Ore., July 13, 1942. Republican. Television reporter; public relations consultant; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1974-82; U.S. Representative from Washington 8th District, 1983-93; candidate for U.S. Senator from Washington, 1992. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Second great-grandnephew of Zachariah Chandler.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

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