Leonard B. Chandler

Leonard Blanchard Chandler
Delegate to the
1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[1]
Representing the
23rd Middlesex District of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2]
In office
June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919
Twelfth Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 4, 1904 – January 1, 1906
Preceded byEdward Glines[3]
Succeeded byCharles Arnold Grimmons
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
Third Middlesex District[4]
In office
1902–1903
Preceded byFranklin E. Huntress[5]
Succeeded byJohn M. Woods[6]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
8th Middlesex District[7]
In office
1897–1899
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward Three[8]
Personal details
BornAugust 29, 1851[1][9]
Princeton, Massachusetts[1][9]
DiedNovember 9, 1927 (aged 76)[10]
Somerville, Massachusetts[10]
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Hattie Betsey Stuart, married on October 22, 1874.
Residence(s)45 Jaques St, Somerville, Massachusetts[10]
OccupationMilk Distributor[9]

Leonard Blanchard Chandler[11] (August 29, 1851 – November 9, 1927) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, both branches of the city council and as the twelfth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 64.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Journal2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 204.
  4. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators Vol. XII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.
  5. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1901), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. X, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.
  6. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. XIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.
  7. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1897), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. VI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 143.
  8. ^ Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 173.
  9. ^ a b c Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 508.
  10. ^ a b c The Boston Globe (November 10, 1927), EX-MAYOR CHANDLER OF SOMERVILLE DEAD: Served Two Terms as City's Chief Executive, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Globe, p. 10.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hager was invoked but never defined (see the help page).