Happy Chandler

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
gptkb:Kentucky_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Kentucky_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Letcher_County,_Kentucky
gptkbp:born July 14, 1898
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Frankfort_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Frankfort,_Kentucky
gptkbp:died June 15, 1991
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Albert_Benjamin_Chandler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Happy Chandler
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Happy_Chandler.jpg/220px-Happy_Chandler.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Branch_Rickey
gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for integration in baseball
gptkbp:legacy Chandler's_advocacy_for_civil_rights_in_sports
Chandler's_contributions_to_sports_administration
Chandler's_influence_on_baseball_integration
Chandler's_role_in_Kentucky_politics
Chandler's_impact_on_Major_League_Baseball_policies
gptkbp:militaryRank Major
gptkbp:nickname Happy
gptkbp:notableWork Baseball Commissioner
gptkbp:occupation Politician
Baseball executive
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition U.S._Senator_from_Kentucky
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ford_Frick
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Commissioner_of_Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:Commissioner_of_Major_League_Baseball
Governor_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:spouse Mildred_Chandler
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Happy_Chandler
gptkb:M._M._Logan
gptkb:William_Eckert
gptkbp:termEnd 1945
1951
gptkbp:termStart 1939
1945