John Chandler (sheriff)

John Chandler
Chief Judge of Probate for Worcester County, Massachusetts[1]
Judge of Probate for Worcester County, Massachusetts[1]
In office
May 1754 – May 1757
Preceded byJohn Chandler Sr.
3rd Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
June 21, 1751 – August 7, 1762
Preceded byBenjamin Flagg
Succeeded byGardner Chandler
Town Treasurer
of the Town of
Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1741–1752
Succeeded byJohn Chandler, III
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from
Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1732, 1738, 1752 – 1735, 1739, 1753
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from
Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1732, 1739, 1752 – 1735, 1739, 1753
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from
Woodstock, Massachusetts[1]
Moderator of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Town Meeting[1]
In office
1733[1]–1733[1]
Corner of
Suffolk County, Massachusetts[1]
Personal details
BornOctober 18, 1693
New London, Connecticut
DiedAugust 10, 1762
Resting placeWorcester Common.[1]
OccupationSurveyor[1]
Law Enforcement Officer
Politician
Judge[1]

John Chandler (October 18, 1693 - August 10, 1762) was a judge of probate and the third sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.[1] He was also an American politician judge and soldier.

Chandler was appointed the sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts, on June 21, 1751.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Crane, Ellery Bicknell (1907), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume I, New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, p. 65
  2. ^ Whitmore, William Henry (1870), The Massachusetts Civil List for the Colonial and Provincial Periods, 1630-1774, Albany, New York: J. Munsell, p. 119