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John W. Candler | |
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 Candler in 1895 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | William Claflin |
| Succeeded by | William A. Russell |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Burnett |
| Succeeded by | George F. Williams |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1866–1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1828-02-10)February 10, 1828 |
| Died | March 16, 1903(1903-03-16) (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
John Wilson Candler (February 10, 1828 – March 16, 1903) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts. He was born inBoston on February 10, 1828. He attended theMarblehead andDummer Academies. He then became a merchant, engaged in shipping and commerce with theEast andWest Indies andSouth America. He served as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives. He was chairman of the commissioners of prisons of Massachusetts, and president of the Boston Board of Trade and of the Commercial Club of Boston.
Candler married Lucy Almira Cobb on September 1, 1851 in Boston. Cobb was the daughter of Henry and Augusta Adams Cobb. Her mother Augusta, however, had converted toMormonism in 1832 and abandoned the family in 1843 to marryBrigham Young as his second polygamous wife. After bearing three daughters, Lucy Cobb Candler died in 1855 and John Wilson Candler then married Ida May Garrison of Manhattan in 1867, and they had one daughter.
Candler was elected as aRepublican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress, but was elected to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). He again was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He returned to engage in mercantile pursuits until his retirement in 1893. He died inProvidence, Rhode Island on March 16, 1903. His interment was inMount Auburn Cemetery inCambridge, Massachusetts.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 8th congressional district 1881–1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 9th congressional district 1889–1891 | Succeeded by |
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