Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Albert_Benjamin_"Happy"_Chandler
GPTKB entity
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Predicate 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 6