Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler | |
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| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office 1 January 1907 – 31 December 1908 | |
| Governor | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Preceded by | John Raines (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Horace White |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the 2ndDutchess County district | |
| In office January 1, 1910 – December 31, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Everett H. Travis |
| Succeeded by | John Augustus Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1869 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1942(1942-02-28) (aged 72) New York City, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John Winthrop Chanler Margaret Astor Ward |
| Relatives | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (September 24, 1869, inNewport, Rhode Island – February 28, 1942, in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician who served as thelieutenant governor of New York from 1907 to 1908.[1]
He was the fifth son ofJohn Winthrop Chanler of theStuyvesant family and Margaret Astor Ward of theAstor family.[2] Through his father, who served as aU.S. Representative fromNew York, he was a great-great-grandson ofPeter Stuyvesant[3] and a great-great-great-great-grandson ofWait Winthrop andJoseph Dudley. Through his mother, he was a grandnephew ofJulia Ward,John Jacob Astor III, andWilliam Backhouse Astor Jr., and a great-great-grandson ofJohn Jacob Astor.[4]
Lewis had ten brothers and sisters, including the artistRobert Winthrop Chanler and the soldier and explorerWilliam Astor Chanler.[5] His sisterMargaret Livingston Chanler served as a nurse with theAmerican Red Cross during theSpanish–American War.[6] His older brotherWinthrop Astor Chanler served in theRough Riders in Cuba[7] and was wounded at theBattle of Tayacoba.[8] Chanler's eldest brother,John Armstrong Chaloner, married novelistAmélie Rives Troubetzkoy.[9] Chanler and his siblings became orphans after the death of their mother in 1875 and their father in 1877, both to pneumonia. John Winthrop Chanler's will provided $20,000 a year for each child for life (equivalent to $470,563 in 2018 dollars), enough to live comfortably by the standards of the time. The children were raised at their parents' estate,Rokeby, inBarrytown, New York.[10]
He attendedColumbia University Law School and graduated in 1891.[11] Then he attendedCambridge University, matriculating atTrinity College in 1894.
After Cambridge, he began practicing law inNew York,[12] as a criminal defense lawyer.[1] During the winter 1897, he visited Ireland and became interested in theParnellite party which was seekinghome rule for Ireland. He toured the country for several years, making speeches on behalf of home rule.[1]
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Chanler was active in theDemocratic Party inDutchess County and was a Delegate to several state party conventions. In 1903, he was elected a member of the Dutchess County Board of Supervisors.[13]
In1906, he was elected theLieutenant Governor of New York.[14][15] He ran on the combined ticket of theDemocratic Party and theIndependence League, defeating the incumbentM. Linn Bruce, although his running mateWilliam Randolph Hearst was defeated in his quest for the governorship byRepublicanCharles Evans Hughes,[16] who later becameChief Justice of the United States.[1]
As the sitting lieutenant governor, he ran as theDemocratic candidate forGovernor against the incumbent Hughes in1908, withJohn Alden Dix as the candidate for Lt. Governor.[17] Ultimately, he was defeated,[18] and his candidacy was opposed byHearst, who lampooned him in a series of cartoons.
While a resident ofBarrytown,Dutchess County, New York, he was a member of theNew York State Assembly (Dutchess Co., 2nd D.) in1910,1911 and1912.[19][20]Franklin D. Roosevelt had at first thought of running for this seat in the assembly, but Chanler refused to give it up. Thus, Roosevelt ran in November 1910 for theSenate instead.[21]
On September 24, 1890, Chanler married Alice Chamberlain,[22] atSt George's, Hanover Square, in London.[23] Alice was a daughter of the late W. L. Chamberlain.[24] Before their divorce in 1920, they had three children together:
On May 23, 1921, the 52-year-old Chanler marriedJulia Lynch Olin,[29] also a recent divorcee with two daughters of her own, in Paris.[4] She was previously married to J. Philip Benkard and was the second daughter ofStephen H. Olin. Her mother died in 1882 and her father remarried Emmeline Harriman, the daughter ofOliver Harriman and the sister-in-law ofWilliam Kissam Vanderbilt.[4] In 1922, the family bought a new home at 132 East 65th Street, in New York City.[30][31] This house was later christenedCaravan House.[32][33]
Chanler died on February 28, 1942, at his home in New York City at age 72.[1] His funeral was conducted atSt. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery by Rev. C. A. W. Brocklebank. After the scriptural reading,Mirza Ahmad Sohrab read from "the service for the departed" of theBaháʼí Faith. Chanler was buried at St Paul's Churchyard inGlen Cove, Long Island.[34]
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| Preceded by John Raines Acting | Lieutenant Governor of New York 1907–1908 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of New York 1906 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Democratic Nominee for Governor of New York defeated 1908 | |
| New York State Assembly | ||
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly,Dutchess County 2nd District 1910–1912 | Succeeded by |
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