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| − | A member of the [[Whig Party]] prior to 1854, Chandler joined the newly formed [[Republican Party]] | + | 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=== | ||
Revision as of 04:15, August 10, 2021
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.
Political career
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.[1]
U.S. Senate
A strong political conservative,[2] Chandler higher protectionist tariffs[1] and the gold standard.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zachariah Chandler. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ↑ FascinatingPolitics (March 17, 2019). 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.
- ↑ FascinatingPolitics (August 31, 2019). The Oldest Presidential Candidate in American History. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 10, 2021.