Daniel Chandler
b. 13 December 1805, d. 26 October 1866
- Daniel Chandler was born on 13 December 1805 in Georgia.
- He married Sarah Greene Campbell, daughter of Duncan Greene Campbell and Mary L. Williamson, on 2 October 1828 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
- The following appeared on 10 October 1828 in the Macon Telegraph: Married. In Wilkes county, on the 2d inst. by the Rev. Thomas Golding, Daniel Chandler, Esq. of Warren county, to Miss Sarah G. Campbell, eldest daughter of the late Col. D. G. Campbell.
- Daniel Chandler and Sarah Greene Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Mobile, Alabama. Also in the household were children John (age 22) and Anna (18).
- Daniel Chandler and Sarah Greene Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Mobile, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary L. Williamson. Also in the household were children William G. (age 21), Mary E. (19), Sarah C. (15), John L. (13) and Anna R. (9).
- He was an attorney at law, according to the 1850 census.
- He was a lawyer, according to the 1860 census.
- His wife Sarah Greene Campbell became a widow at his death.
- Daniel Chandler died on 26 October 1866 at age 60 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisianan.
- The following appeared on 5 November 1866 in the Georgia Weekly Telegraph: The Mobile papers record the death of Daniel Chandler, a distinguished lawyer and much beloved citizen of that place. Mr. Chandler was a native of Georgia and commenced his brilliant career at the Bar in the Northern Circuit. He married a daughter of the late Duncan G. Campbell, and moved to Mobile about thirty years ago. The close of his useful life is thus referred to in the Mobile Advertiser of Sunday:
Death of Mr. Chandler.--The remains of Daniel Chandler, Esq., brought to this city from New Orleans, were interred this morning, having been followed to the grave by a large concourse of his old friends and fellow citizens.
Mr. Chandler had long been a leading member of the bar and prominent citizen of Mobile. He was, we believe, a native of Georgia, but had resided here for a great many years--how long, we are unable just now, to specity.
So far as we can remember, he never sought, and seldom or never held, and public office, but his influence upon public opinion and the political sentiment of Mobile, by means of his talents and character, was very great.
After the election of Mr. Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States, Mr. Chandler was a leading member of what was known as the "Co-operation" party in this city. At the memorable meeting held in Temperance Hall, in November, 1860, he offered and eloquently advocated resolutions to that effect, which were, however, defeated.
Soon afterward Mr. Chandler was struck down by paralysis, and during the last few years had consequently withdrawn entirely from public and professional life.
We presume his age to have bewen about sixty, but, in writing this hasty notice, have been guided entirely by memory and conjecture. Some more competent pen will, no doubt do ample justice to the memory of this respective and distinguished citizens.
- Last Edited: 13 Nov 2015