Evening journal., 1918-08-19
Mr.. CHANDLER
dies At AGE OF 90
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IA tADtAitub htdihi uulll recently Mieu
he was attacked with summer com
plant while at Rehoboth Beach. lie
came home August 8. an dhad been in
poor health since then.
Previous TO his geing away Mr.
/ Chandler had been most active and on
July T. he raked and moved the lawn
at his daughters home and was seen
frequently in this city Last winter he
had severe attack OF pneumonia, but
recovered
! NJ. Chandler was a resident Of Will
mington most Of his life. He is sur
vived by six children, Mrs. Adilla G..
Fredd Of Wilmington. Lilburne Chan
! dler OF Wilmington. Miss Elizabeth
Chandler Of Claymont, John Ross Chan
| dler Of New York City, Mrs. Arthur
| Wilmot Of Claymont, and Dr.. Swthin
c. Chandler of Philadelphia. One son.
Alfred Chandler, died many years ago
He has a sister. Mrs. Sarah Taylor, OF
Wilmington, and a brother, Jacob
Chandler. of California.
Mr.. Chambers wife who was Rachel
NJ Austin, died eleven years ago. lie
had seventeen grandchildren and eight
great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from
his late home, at Claymont on Thurs
day at A o'clock The Friends will
have charge Of the service. Interment
will be made in Riverview Cemetery, |
the Masonic order being I'm charge.
Mr.. Chandler was born at Peace and /
Plenty, one mile east OF H0ckessin, on |
the Lancaster turnpike, on his grand |
fathers place, Mill Greek hundred. New /
Castle county, May O. 1928. His father
was Thomas Jefferson Chandler. son
OF Swlthln Chandler and Mary Heald |
Gregg who married Sarah c. Yarnal, on
May 8. 1927. she being a daughter Of
Ephraim Iarnal and Mary Craig OF the
West family, a first cousin Of Benjamin
West the poet The Iarna family was
prominent in Chester county and in
business in Philadelphia, Pa.
Philemma Chandler was the oldest OF
seven children, and his education was
what he could get at the district school
three months in the year in the winter,
where he learned reading. writing,
arithmetic. geometry, surveying, etc.
lie worked at farming. principally. un-
til he was seventeen years old then at
his fathers request he learned the car
penter trade: serving four years in all,
as was the custom at that time lIav- !
ing finished his trade, he went home 10 \
his father at HOckessin and worked for {
two years as foreman for James
at carpentering
In March, 1851, he came to Whining {
Ton, and worked as iOurneyman until I
July 4, 1852, when he formed q CO. v
with Passmore Mitchell I
under the firm name Of Chandler and
Mitchell. carpenters and builders. e
They carried on a large business. De- D
,ember 81, 1853 the firm dissolved, and n
Mr. Chandler started in business for g
himself, on January 4, 1856 as caTpen- a
ter and contractor. lie did a big bus n
mess until the beginning Of the Civil :
war, when all building and repair work
stopped. In 1863 he purchased the groc- Z
cry business OF Darlington and Brothers, !
on Second street. In 1866 he sold out.
His father was Democrat. and Mr..
Chandler was very active In that party
when young or until the party split at
the Baltimore Convention in 1860
This convention nominated stephen A.
Douglas for president. but the Southern
delegates bolted the convention, and
went 10 Richmond. Va. and nominated /,
W. C.. Breckenridge for president. NJ ,
Chandler was a Douglas man and re- J
manned with Douglas The leaders OF :
the party turned over for Breckenridge T,
in this state. Mr.. Chandler was op-
posed 10 this. The next two years Mr.
was a Union man and voted
or Cannon for governor Of Delaware.
he was elected. In the next National y
1861, the parties were Demo- /"
ratio and Republican and Mr. Chand- =
er. who had been a Union man Joined -
vi.h all the others who were opposed
o the Democratic action and Joined the
republican party. Their principles OF
Iome industries, National banks, etc,
Ie approved. In 1864 he voted for Abra- .,
lam Lincoln for president.
In 1866 Mr.. Chandler bought a farm a.
1t Centreville and moved to it, In 1868 =
be was nominated for the Legislature :
)n the Republican ticket. much TO his N
surprise, he not being at the convention NJ
which nominated him. He did the best
he coud 10 help the party TO win. The m
year 1861 the Elective Franchise was cl
given to the Negroes and the Republi- n
,ans held nightly meetings for instruct 5,
ing the Colored men how TO vote and n
paid ne attention 10 the white vote. n,
The climax came TO the party. however. N
when they appointed a colored man as
bailff in the United States Court Mr.. In
Chandler protested telling the leaders n,
that they would lose every office In the n
rounty and State. as he knew the sem A
timent OF the white was against Ne =,
groes holding office and that many OF r
.he white people would leave the Re g.
pubicen party, but his protests were ~
1f no avail. lie was the only Bepubli- W
,an elected in the county, but never n,
could get his certificate. There was no ''
Use to fight for it, as the Democrats -,
leld all the offices. A.
In 1871 Mr.. Chandler quit farming ~
md returned 60 Wilmington. lie was ..'
appointed Republican city chairman %%i
md worked hard for the party. The ~
ilfferent factions OF the Republican y.
'arty then existing, promised that they ~
would work hard TO elect the City Z,
iouncil, and Mr. Chandler called the al
meeting and told them that ~
e wanted them to work. and if they ,
lid work they could carry the Coun- n,
in, but they laughed at him for say y,
ng so. lie was right. however. as The ~
republican party did carry Council by ",
light hundred majority to the surprise ~,
4 all 4"
In 1872 Mr.. Chandler was elected 10 'e
he Board Of Education from the Sew sr
nth Ward and served two terms. lie ~
vas very useful to the Board of Edu- n,
alton as he was an architect and ~
uilder ~. n.
In 1876 the Republican pariv elected a.