Chandler, John
soldier, statesman, was born in 1760, in Maine, when a part of Massachusetts, representing it in the state senate from 1803 to 1805, and in congress from 1805 to 1808. In 1812 he was appointed brigadier-general, and took an active part in the Canadian campaign. He was elected to the United States senate in 1820, being one of the first two senators from Maine after its separation from Massachusetts, serving until 1829. In 1829 he was appointed collector of the port of Portland, serving until 1837. He died Sept. 25, 1841, in Augusta, Maine.