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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/>

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/>

===U.S. Senate===

===U.S. Senate, 1857–1875===

As the Southern Democrats plotted secession over the election of Lincoln to the presidency, Chandler refused to compromise, declaring:<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>

As the Southern Democrats plotted secession over the election of Lincoln to the presidency, Chandler refused to compromise, declaring:<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>

{{cquote|...without a little bloodletting this Union will not, in my estimate, be worth a rush.}}

{{cquote|...without a little bloodletting this Union will not, in my estimate, be worth a rush.}}