Thirteenth Generation (Continued)
Thirteenth Generation (Continued)
Family of Mabel Evaline Hiltz (1915) & Daniel Michael Chandler
3488. Emerson Hiltz Chandler (Mabel Evaline Hiltz12, Alice Elizabeth Hatchard11, Barbara Elizabeth Wambold10, John Henry9, John8, Johann Peter7, Johannes6, Johann Peter5, Jakob4, Peter3, Martin2, Dieter1). Born on 19 Feb 1926 in Wellesley, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.14,49 Emerson Hiltz died in Berlin, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 17 Sep 2014; he was 88.152
After his 1943 graduation from Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts, Emerson Chandler promptly enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. Upon his honorable discharge from the Eastern Flying Training Command at the end of World War II in 1945, he attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Biology. He worked for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife as Regional Supervisor for Central Massachusetts, transferring to the Massachusetts Water Resources Commission in 1968. He edited and published Massachusetts Water Law in 1970, and in 1972 he obtained his law degree. Emerson was an early advocate of the acquisition of open space by his agency. There exists today [in 2014] thousands of acres available for passive recreation under agreements he negotiated with the Metropolitan District Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the United States Department of Agriculture. Among his proudest accomplishments were his steadfast support for the acquisition and construction of the trout hatchery adjacent to the Swift River below the Quabin Reservoir. He also established fish and wildlife management areas on the Swift, Ware, Quabog, West, Millers, Nashua, and Thames Rivers in Massachusetts. He was a leader in getting harmful drainage projects eliminated in the Suasco and Quabaog River Watersheds, which resulted in the establishment of a national wildlife refuge. Emerson was a charter member of the Massachusetts Pubic Access Board which opened the inland waters to recreational use for boats and canoes. He was also a member of the National Resources Technical Team which assisted cities and towns in natural resource planning. During his long career with the state, Emerson Chandler was the recipient of several awards for his service and dedication to the protection of water resources. He retired as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Commission in 1985. He maintained a limited law practice, trying cases in Worcester, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Middlesex Counties, and concentrated on developing his choose and cut Christmas tree plantation in Berlin. Emerson Chandler served for decades on the Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission in Berlin, the town he loved.152
After his 1943 graduation from Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts, Emerson Chandler promptly enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. Upon his honorable discharge from the Eastern Flying Training Command at the end of World War II in 1945, he attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Biology. He worked for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife as Regional Supervisor for Central Massachusetts, transferring to the Massachusetts Water Resources Commission in 1968. He edited and published Massachusetts Water Law in 1970, and in 1972 he obtained his law degree. Emerson was an early advocate of the acquisition of open space by his agency. There exists today [in 2014] thousands of acres available for passive recreation under agreements he negotiated with the Metropolitan District Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the United States Department of Agriculture. Among his proudest accomplishments were his steadfast support for the acquisition and construction of the trout hatchery adjacent to the Swift River below the Quabin Reservoir. He also established fish and wildlife management areas on the Swift, Ware, Quabog, West, Millers, Nashua, and Thames Rivers in Massachusetts. He was a leader in getting harmful drainage projects eliminated in the Suasco and Quabaog River Watersheds, which resulted in the establishment of a national wildlife refuge. Emerson was a charter member of the Massachusetts Pubic Access Board which opened the inland waters to recreational use for boats and canoes. He was also a member of the National Resources Technical Team which assisted cities and towns in natural resource planning. During his long career with the state, Emerson Chandler was the recipient of several awards for his service and dedication to the protection of water resources. He retired as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Commission in 1985. He maintained a limited law practice, trying cases in Worcester, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Middlesex Counties, and concentrated on developing his choose and cut Christmas tree plantation in Berlin. Emerson Chandler served for decades on the Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission in Berlin, the town he loved.152