Willard H. Chandler

Willard Harris Chandler (November 18, 1830 – March 24, 1901) was an American educator, farmer, and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, and was President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate for the 1865 and 1866 sessions.^[1][2][3]

Willard H. Chandler
From 1901's Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867
Preceded by	Smith S. Wilkinson
Succeeded by	George F. Wheeler
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 11th district
In office January 5, 1863 – January 7, 1867
Preceded by	Samuel C. Bean
Succeeded by	Clement Warner
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district
In office January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871
Preceded by	Knudt Nelson
Succeeded by	Knudt O. Heimdal
In office January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863
Preceded by	Eleazor Grover Jr.
Succeeded by	William H. Miller
Personal details
Born	(1830-11-18)November 18, 1830 Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.
Died	March 24, 1901(1901-03-24) (aged 70) Burke, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Windsor Congregational Cemetery, Windsor, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Natl. Union (1864–1867)
Spouses	Lucinda J. Wellman ​ ​ (m. 1854; died 1893)​ Harriet Adelaide Salisbury ​ ​ (m. 1895; died 1898)​
Children	Arthur G. Chandler (b. 1856; died 1876) Frances Augusta (Thompson) (b. 1860; died 1939) Gertrude Eva Chandler (b. 1864; died 1865)

Biography

Chandler was born on November 18, 1830, in Brattleboro, Vermont.^[1][4][5] He married Lucinda Wellman (1830–1893) in 1854 and they moved to Wisconsin that same year.^[1] They initially lived in Darien, Wisconsin, and then soon moved to Windsor, Wisconsin, before relocating to a farm in Burke, Wisconsin, near Sun Prairie in 1869.^[1] After the death of his first wife, he married Harriet Adelaide Salisbury (1845–1898) in 1895.^[4] Chandler died at his farm on March 24, 1901.^[1][6]

Career

Chandler held a variety of local offices, including town and county school superintendent, and county supervisor.^[1] He was a member of the Assembly from 1861 to 1862 and again in 1870. He was elected to the Senate in 1863, where he eventually became president pro tem.^[4] He was the Republican nominee for state superintendent of education in 1892, coming in second with 169,739 votes to 176,666 for the incumbent, Democrat Oliver Elwin Wells; 13,258 for Prohibitionist L. Wesley Underwood; and 9,784 for Populist Charles Hatch.^[7][2]

References

1. "W. H. Chandler Passes Away". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. March 25, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "W. H. Chandler Ill". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. March 23, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Chandler, Willard H." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
4. "W. H. Chandler Dies". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, WI. March 30, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letter". 1902. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
6. Assembly, Wisconsin. Legislature. (1901). Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin: Annual Session. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
7. Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1893 Madison: Thomas J. Cunningham, Secretary of State; p. 306

External links

• Willard H. Chandler at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Lorenzo D. Harvey	Republican nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin 1892	Succeeded by John Q. Emery
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Eleazor Grover Jr.	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863	Succeeded by William H. Miller
Preceded by Knudt Nelson	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871	Succeeded by Knudt O. Heimdal
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Samuel C. Bean	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 11th district January 5, 1863 – January 7, 1867	Succeeded by Clement Warner
Preceded by Smith S. Wilkinson	President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867	Succeeded by George F. Wheeler