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==Political career==

==Political career==

A member of the [[Whig Party]] prior to 1854, Chandler joined the newly formed [[Republican Party]] that year which stood in firm opposition to [[slavery]] and helped found the state GOP in Michigan.<ref name=encyclopedia.com>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/zachariah-chandler Zachariah Chandler]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>

A member of the [[Whig Party]] prior to 1854, Chandler was the mayor of [[Detroit]] in the early 1850s. He joined the newly formed [[Republican Party]] when it formed which stood in firm opposition to [[slavery]] and helped found the state GOP in Michigan.<ref name=encyclopedia.com>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/zachariah-chandler Zachariah Chandler]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>

===U.S. Senate===

===U.S. Senate===