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Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Albert_Benjamin_"Happy"_Chandler
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Transylvania_University
gptkbp:birthDate
1898-07-14
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Corydon,_Kentucky,_USA
gptkbp:children
gptkb:Ben_Chandler
gptkbp:deathDate
1991-06-15
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Versailles,_Kentucky,_USA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler
gptkbp:militaryService
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname
Happy
gptkbp:notableFor
approved Jackie Robinson's contract, integrating Major League Baseball
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:baseball_player
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:officeHolder
gptkb:Governor_of_Kentucky
Commissioner of Baseball
United States Senator from Kentucky
gptkbp:party
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:restingPlace
gptkb:Pisgah_Presbyterian_Church_Cemetery,_Woodford_County,_Kentucky
gptkbp:signature
Happy Chandler signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Mildred_Lucille_Watkins
gptkbp:termEnd
Commissioner of Baseball: 1951
Governor of Kentucky: 1939
Governor of Kentucky: 1959
U.S. Senator: 1945
gptkbp:termStart
Commissioner of Baseball: 1945
Governor of Kentucky: 1935
Governor of Kentucky: 1955
U.S. Senator: 1939
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Frankfort_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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