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'''Zachariah T. Chandler''' (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was a staunch [[abolitionist]] and [[Whig]]-turned-[[Republican]] from [[Michigan]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from 1957 to 1975, as well as for a brief period in 1879. He was the father-in-law and grandfather of later [[Maine]] senators Eugene Hale and [[Frederick Hale]] respectively.
'''Zachariah T. Chandler''' (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was a staunch [[abolitionist]] and [[Whig]]-turned-[[Republican]] from [[Michigan]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from 1957 to 1975, as well as for a brief period in 1879. He was the father-in-law and grandfather of later [[Maine]] senators Eugene Hale and [[Frederick Hale]] respectively.
==U.S. Senate==
A strong political [[conservative]],<ref>FascinatingPolitics (March 17, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/03/17/aside-from-their-crusade-to-end-slavery-what-was-the-ideology-of-the-radical-republicans/ Aside From Their Push for Equal Rights, What Was the Ideology of the Radical Republicans?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref> Chandler higher protectionist [[tariff]]s and the [[gold standard]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/zachariah-chandler Zachariah Chandler]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>
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