Chandler, Zachariah

(1813–79) U.S. senator; born in Bedford, N.H. He moved to Michigan in 1833 where he prospered in business. A Whig and prominent abolitionist, his home in Detroit became a stop on the underground railroad and he was a founder of the Republican Party. Elected to the U.S. Senate (Rep., Mich.; 1857–75, 1879) he supported Radical Republican positions during the Civil War and Reconstruction. He also used his influence in the Senate to exert control over affairs in Michigan. President Grant appointed him secretary of the interior (1875–77).

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