| 词条 | Thomas Chandler Jr. |
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Thomas Chandler Jr. (September 23, 1740 (O.S.) – 1798) was a Vermont colonial leader who was a founder of Chester, Vermont and served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. In addition, he was Vermont's first Secretary of State. BiographyThe son of Thomas Chandler, another of Chester's original proprietors, the younger Chandler was born in Woodstock, Connecticut on September 23, 1740 (Old Style). The younger Chandler was chosen Chester's Town Clerk at a 1763 meeting of the founders, which took place in Worcester, Massachusetts. He continued in this office until 1765, and served as Town Clerk again from 1777 to 1779. From 1766 to 1775 Chandler served as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Justice of the Peace, holding office under the auspices of New York during the disputes between holders of land titles from New Hampshire and New York's governments over who had jurisdiction in Vermont. Chandler resigned his offices following the Westminster massacre, opting to side with those who opposed New York's claims. During the American Revolution he served as a Judge of the Superior Court and as one of Vermont's Sequestration Commissioners, responsible for disposing of the estates of Loyalists and Yorkers and turning the proceeds over to Vermont's government.[1] Chandler served in the militia, and attained the rank of Major.[2] In 1778 Chandler was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, serving until 1781. In March, 1778 he was elected Clerk of the House and was also named Secretary of State, the first individual to hold this position.[3] Chandler was elected Speaker of the House in October, 1778 and served until 1780. He also served as a member of the Governor's Council from 1779 to 1780.[4] In 1778 and 1779 he served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[5] In 1787 Chandler returned to the Vermont House of Representatives and served one term.[6] In the early 1790s extended illnesses among several Chandler family members caused Thomas Chandler Jr. financial difficulties and he successfully petitioned the state legislature for an Act of Insolvency.[7] Chandler died in Chester in 1798.[8] References1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nvg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA66&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+judge+common+pleas+sequestration&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IohnT7SqHpGDtgel86DQBg&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20chandler%20jr.%22%20judge%20common%20pleas%20sequestration&f=false Ullery, Jacob G.], Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, pages 65 to 66 {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box | before=Office created |title=Secretary of State of Vermont | years=1778 – 1778 | after=Joseph Fay}}{{succession box | before= Nathan Clark |title=Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | years=1778 – 1780 | after=Samuel Robinson}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Thomas Jr.}}2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=2gA7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+vermont+governor's+council&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vYZnT9ykAY23twe63az-DQ&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false Vermont Historical Society], Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, 1878, page 32 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=ViZRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA639&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+vermont+speaker&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nodnT5fFCYuWtweVu9j9DQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20chandler%20jr.%22%20vermont%20speaker&f=false Hall, Benjamin Homer], History of Eastern Vermont, 1865, page 639 4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=-1gSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+vermont+council&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P4dnT_aPAZDrtgfc9oT-DQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20chandler%20jr.%22%20vermont%20council&f=false Walton, E. P.], Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont, Volume 2, 1874, page 1 5. ^{{cite book |last=Slade |first=William |date=1823 |title=Vermont State Papers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S05iAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA549&dq=%22thomas+chandler%22+%22vermont%22+%22supreme+court%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ElGIVfuVI8OVNr2dtZAG&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20chandler%22%20%22vermont%22%20%22supreme%20court%22&f=false |location=Middlebury, VT |publisher=J. W. Copeland |page=549}} 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=2JtQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA672&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+vermont+house+of+representatives+1787&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N4ZnT8q-NI6Xtweej933Aw&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20chandler%20jr.%22%20vermont%20house%20of%20representatives%201787&f=false Aldrich, Lewis Cass and Holmes, Frank R.], History of Windsor County, Vermont, 1891, page 672 7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=KLY3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA242&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+act+of+insolvency&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uIVnT6reMpSXtwe9wan-DQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20chandler%20jr.%22%20act%20of%20insolvency&f=false Walton, E. P], Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont, Volume 1, 1873, page 242 8. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=9W0jAQAAMAAJ&q=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+chester+1798&dq=%22thomas+chandler+jr.%22+chester+1798&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X4VnT8y3EMmEtgfkqdn9DQ&ved=0CEsQ6AEwAg Crockett, Walter Hill], Vermont: The Green Mountain State, Volume 5, 1923, page 50 10 : 1740 births|1798 deaths|People from Woodstock, Connecticut|People from Chester, Vermont|People of Vermont in the American Revolution|Members of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives|Secretaries of State of Vermont|American city founders|People of pre-statehood Vermont |
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