Henry Wilkins Chandler

Henry Wilkins Chandler
Florida Senate
In office
1881–1887
Personal details
BornSeptember 22, 1852
Bath, Maine, U.S.
Died1938(1938-00-00) (aged 85–86)
Polk County, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeTiger Flowers Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnnie M. Onley
Children6
Parent(s)Julia Ann (Fry) and Henry Augustus Chandler
EducationBates College (1874)
Howard University(1876)

Henry Wilkins Chandler (September 22, 1852 – 1938) was an American lawyer, newspaperman, politician, and federal official. Born a freeman, he was the first African American graduate from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He served two terms in the Florida State Senate.