Leonard B. Chandler Explained

Leonard Blanchard Chandler
Office:Delegate to the
1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
Representing the
23rd Middlesex District of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Term Start:June 6, 1917
Term End:August 13, 1919
Office2:Twelfth Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
Term Start2:January 4, 1904
Term End2:January 1, 1906
Office3:Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Third Middlesex District
Term Start3:1902
Term End3:1903
Predecessor3:Franklin E. Huntress
Office4:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
8th Middlesex District
Term Start4:1897
Term End4:1899
Office5:Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward Three
Birth Date:August 29, 1851
Birth Place:Princeton, Massachusetts
Death Date:November 9, 1927 (aged 76)
Death Place:Somerville, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Spouse:Hattie Betsey Stuart, married on October 22, 1874.
Residence:45 Jaques St, Somerville, Massachusetts
Occupation:Milk Distributor

Leonard Blanchard Chandler (August 29, 1851 – November 9, 1927) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, both branches of the city council and as the twelfth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Early life

Chandler as born August 29, 1851, to Leonard and Sarah (Blanchard) Chandler in Princeton, Massachusetts.

Family life

Chandler married Hattie Betsey Stewart of Charlestown, Massachusetts in Princeton, Massachusetts, on October 22, 1874. They had three children.

1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention. In May 1917, Chandler was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the 23rd Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.