Zachariah Chandler
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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.
U.S. Senate
A strong political conservative,[1] Chandler higher protectionist tariffs[2] and the gold standard.[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Zachariah Chandler. Encyclopedia.com. 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.