Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (* September 24, 1869 in Newport, Rhode Iceland, † February 28, 1942 in New York City ) was an American politician (Democratic Party).

Career

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler graduated in 1891 with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Columbia University. Then he went in 1894 to the University of Cambridge. He then practiced as a lawyer in New York.

Chanler was elected in 1906 as Vice- Governor of the State of New York. He defeated the incumbent Matthew Linn Bruce, though his running mate William Randolph Hearst over the Republican Charles Evans Hughes suffered a defeat. Chanler ran unsuccessfully in 1908 as governor of New York. Here Hearst mocked him in a series of cartoons.

Chanler was 1910-1912 member of the New York State Assembly. Franklin D. Roosevelt had initially thought to compete for the seat in the assembly, however, refused to cede Chanler. Then, Roosevelt ran for the Senate from New York. During this time Chanler lived in Barrytown. Around 1920 Chanler and his first wife divorced. The following year he married Julia Benkard, a recently divorced with two own daughters. The family bought a new home at 132 East 65th Street in New York City. This house later became known as Caravan House.

Julia came in 1925 for the first time with Baha'is in contact and joined a short time later, the religious community. In the following time she and her husband were close friends of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab. They founded in 1929 along the New History Society to the teachings of the Bahai spread. Several works have been. By the Society before, during and after the events published, which led to their expulsion from the Baha'i community by Shoghi Effendi in 1939 Sohrab taught classes in Bahai, until the local New York Administration has pointed out, that the classes fell under their jurisdiction. The group leaned against it and was subsequently expelled from the movement. During this time, they created the Caravan of East and West, which was intended as an educational organization to prepare the members for membership in Baha'i. They continued and expanded their work in New York City. After the death of Sohrab and Julie the Society seemed to disappear, however, was the caravan continued and still exists today as a non-profit company with the same address.

Chanler died 1942 in New York City. The obituary appeared on March 4 in the New York Times. His funeral was Rev. C.A.W. Brocklebank conducted at the St Mark's - in-the- Bouwerie. According to the Bible reading Mirza Ahmad Sohrab read from "the service for the departed" from the Baha'i religion. Chanler was buried in St Paul's Churchyard in Glen Cove (Long Iceland ).

Family

Lewis Chanler was the son of John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor Ward. He was married twice. His first marriage in 1890 he went with an Alice Chamberlain ( 1868-1955 ), from whom he divorced later. Then he married Julie in 1921 ( Olin ) Benkard ( 1882-1961 ). From the two compounds three children were born: