| LC control no. | n 88292427 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 |
| Variant(s) | Chandler, Albert Benjamin, 1898-1991 Chandler, Happy, 1898- |
| See also | Kentucky. Governor (1935-1939 : Chandler) Kentucky. Governor (1955-1959 : Chandler) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Located | Versailles (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1898-07-14 |
| Death date | 1991-06-15 |
| Place of birth | Corydon (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Versailles (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) Transylvania University Harvard Law School United States. Army University of Kentucky. College of Law Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Kentucky. Governor Kentucky. Governor |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | His Heroes, plain folks, and skunks, c1989: t.p. (Happy Chandler) p. 8, etc. (Albert Benjamin Chandler, b. 7-14-1898 in Ky.; baseball commissioner; politician) Wikipedia, Dec. 17, 2007 (Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, b. July 14, 1898, d. June 15, 1991) Wikipedia, viewed February 15, 2019 (under Happy Chandler; served as Kentucky's 44th and 49th governor; served in the Army 1918-1919; served as Kentucky Senator from January 8, 1929 to December 8, 1931; U.S. Sentator from October 10, 1939-November 1, 1945.) The Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 179 (Albert Benjamin Chandler; A. B. "Happy" Chandler; born near Corydon, Ky. on July 14, 1898; attended Transylvania University, Harvard Law School and graduated from University of Kentucky law school in 1925; practiced as a lawyer in Versailles, Ky., and coached high school sports. Elected Senator from Kentucky in 1929; elected Kentucky lieutenant governor in 1931 and governor in 1935. Resigned as governor in 1939 to fill a vacant U. S. Senate seat until his resignation in 1945. Became national commissioner of baseball in 1945 until 1951. Was re-elected governor of Kentucky 1955; died June 15, 1991 at home in Versailles, Ky.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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