1800 - 1880
Born in Amherst, Chandler was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1823. He represented Westmorland in the legislature (1827-36), was a Legislative Councillor (1836-78) and a member of the Executive Council almost continuously between 1844 and 1858. A Father of Confederation, he attended the Charlottetown, Quebec and London Conferences. Declining appointment to the Senate in 1867 he served in the first provincial administration after Confederation (1867-9) and played a prominent part in negotiations leading to the building of the Intercolonial Railway. Appointed Lieutenant-Governor in 1878, he died in office.| HM Number | HM20RF |
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| Year Placed | 1939 |
| Placed By | Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, August 14th, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 20T E 405816 N 5076335 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 45.83415000, -64.21271667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 45° 50.049', W 64° 12.763' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 45° 50' 2.94" N, 64° 12' 45.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 90 Nova Scotia Trunk 2, Amherst Nova Scotia B4H 1X6, CA |
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