John Beals Chandler

The Right Honourable Sir John Beals Chandler KBE
Leader of the Queensland People's Party
In office 27 October 1943 – 9 March 1946
Deputy	Bruce Pie
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bruce Pie
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hamilton
In office 20 October 1943 – 2 May 1947
Preceded by	Bruce Pie
Succeeded by	Harold Taylor
5th Lord Mayor of Brisbane
In office 27 April 1940 – June 1952
Preceded by	Alfred James Jones
Succeeded by	Frank Roberts
Personal details
Born	(1887-02-21)21 February 1887 Bunwell, Norfolk, England
Died	21 January 1962(1962-01-21) (aged 74) St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	People's Party
Other political affiliations	Citizens' Municipal Organisation
Spouse	Lydia Isabel Parish
Occupation	Businessman

Sir John Beals Chandler (21 February 1887 – 19 January 1962), frequently referred to as J. B. Chandler, was the Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1940 to 1952, and the Member for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, representing the electorate of Hamilton from the October 1943 by-election to the 1947 state election, where he chose not to seek re-election.

In 2021 John Beals Chandler was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.^[1]