Zachariah Chandler was an American businessman, politician, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term senator from the state of Michigan, and Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant.

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Occupation: politician, businessperson
Position held: Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Citizenship: United States
Born: December 10, 1813
Died

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Zachariah Chandler

American politician (1813–1879)

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Occupation: politician, businessperson
Position held: Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Citizenship: United States
Born: December 10, 1813
Died

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November 1, 1879

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