John Chandler (sheriff)

John Chandler (October 18, 1693 - August 10, 1762) was a judge of probate and the third sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.[1]

John Chandler
Chief Judge of Probate for Worcester County, Massachusetts[1]
Judge of Probate for Worcester County, Massachusetts[1]
In office May 1754 – May 1757
Preceded by	John Chandler Sr.
3rd Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office June 21, 1751 – August 7, 1762
Preceded by	Benjamin Flagg
Succeeded by	Gardner Chandler
Town Treasurer of the Town of Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1741–1752
Succeeded by	John Chandler, III
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1732, 1738, 1752 – 1735, 1739, 1753
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1732, 1739, 1752 – 1735, 1739, 1753
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Woodstock, Massachusetts[1]
Moderator of the Worcester, Massachusetts Town Meeting[1]
In office 1733[1] – 1733[1]
Corner of Suffolk County, Massachusetts[1]
Personal details
Born	October 18, 1693 New London, Connecticut
Died	August 10, 1762
Resting place	Worcester Common.[1]
Occupation	Surveyor[1] Law Enforcement Officer Politician Judge[1]

Chandler was appointed the sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts on June 21, 1751.[2]

Early life

Chandler was born in New London, Connecticut on October 18, 1693.[1]

Albany Congress

Chandler was a delegate to the Albany Congress of 1754.[1]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Chandler represented Woodstock in the Massachusetts House of Representatives before the town became part of Connecticut. Chandler later represented Worcester in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Death and burial

Chandler died on August 10, 1762, he was buried in the Worcester Common.[1]

Notes

1. Crane, Ellery Bicknell (1907), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume I, New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, p. 65.
2. Whitmore, William Henry (1870), The Massachusetts Civil List for the Colonial and Provincial Periods, 1630-1774, Albany, New York: J. Munsell, p. 119.

Political offices
Preceded by Benjamin Flagg	3rd Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts June 21, 1751-August 7, 1762	Succeeded by Gardner Chandler