[1] The younger Chandler was chosen Chester's Town Clerk at a 1763 meeting of the founders, which took place in Worcester, Massachusetts.
[2] From 1766 to 1775 Chandler served as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Justice of the Peace, holding office under the auspices of New York during the disputes between holders of land titles from New Hampshire and New York's government over who had jurisdiction in Vermont.
Chandler resigned his offices following the Westminster massacre, opting to side with those who opposed New York's claims.
During the American Revolution he served as a Judge of the Superior Court and as one of Vermont's Sequestration Commissioners, responsible for disposing of the estates of Loyalists and Yorkers and turning the proceeds over to Vermont's government.
[5] In March, 1778 he was elected Clerk of the House and was also named Secretary of State, the first individual to hold this position.