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Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler (1898-1991)

Albert Brown Chandler, U. S. Telegraph Service

Alfred duPont Chandler (1918-2007), business historian

Asa Crawford Chandler (1891-1958), biologist

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Chandler - A Craft by students of Forest Oak Middle School, Gaithersburg MD

Chandler Automobiles

Chandlers - Caswell County, NC - Chandler images posted online by the Caswell County Historical Society

Chandler House - Accomack County, VA

George Chandler was born at Hermitage, Wyoming County, NY, on September 20, 1842. He was an attorney, Federal Judge, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893), member of Congress, and Commissioner of General Land Office in Washington, D.C.

George W. Chandler (1832-1883) of Caswell County, NC - Last Will and Testament

Inventing L.A. - The Chandlers and Their Times - TV documentary, DVD, book

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times is the tale of the Chandlers’ reign over Los Angeles with the help of their mighty scepter, the Times, and their entwinement with politics, family feud, and fortune. This is truly the story of the building of one of the most famous, populated, and culturally rich cities in the world. - http://www.pbs.org/kcet/inventing-la/dvd-book.html

Israel Chandler (born March 25, 1770) and Lydia Gilbert Chandler (born August 9, 1775) Family Bible - Newberry County Family Bible Records, South Carolina Genealogy Trails

Jeff Chandler, Movie Star - not really a Chandler at all!

Joel Chandler Harris (1845 or '48-1908) - creator of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit
•Joel Chandler Harris - 2001 Eatonton Literary Festival & Book Fair
•Joel Chandler Harris Biography - American Studies, University of Virginia

Marty Chandler, Goodyear Blimp pilot Marty's Blog Brief bio of Marty

Pat Buttram (1915-1994) - Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram performed in over 40 movies and was a long-time regular on the Gene Autry Show on television and later on Green Acres. He also performed as a voice-over actor in many Walt Disney movies. More about "Pat" Buttram.

Chandler lineage of TV and movie star Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram -- Isaac Chandler (b. 1783 NC, d. 1854 Chattooga County, GA) > Tyre Chandler (b. abt. 1813 SC, d. 1894 Springville, St. Clair County, AL) > Mahala Minerva Chandler (b. 1844 Calhoun County, AL, d. 1889 Springville, St. Clair County, AL) > Wilson McDaniel Buttram (b. 1876 Springville, St. Clair County, AL, d. 1963 Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL) > Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram -- Lineage submitted by Pat Buttram's 2nd cousin once removed, Jon Paul Chandler

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) - writer of mystery fiction

Seth Carlo Chandler, Jr. (1846-1913) - discovered "the Chandler wobble," a variation in the earth's axis of rotation.

What Is The Chandler Wobble?

Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler (1907-1990) - pitcher for the New York Yankees

Spud Chandler's lineage: JRR Joseph> John Chandler> Joseph Chandler> Sterling Chandler> Dudley Jones Chandler> Neal Chandler> Leonard Ferdinand "Bud" Chandler> Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler*

Theophilus Parsons Chandler (1845-1928), Architect

Thomas Alberter "Bert" Chandler (1871-1953) - Cherokee Indian, Oklahoma politican

Thomas Alberter "Bert" Chandler was born in Oklahoma July 26, 1871, the eldest son of Burges G. Chandler, a Tennessean, and Annie Gunter Chandler, a Cherokee. He married Marie Louise Wainwright in 1894. He was a lawyer and also an oil producer, a farmer and in the real estate business. He was appointed a Cherokee revenue collector in 1891; Cherokee town-site commissioner 1895-1898; United States deputy clerk of the court for the northern district of Indian Territory 1900-1907. He served as a delegate to the Repubican National Convention from Oklahoma and served as a U. S. Representative from Oklahoma's 1st District 1917-19 and 1921-23. Sources: see above links. History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore by Emmet Starr, accessed at books.google.com, gives his parents' names as Burgess Gaither and Annie Eliza Gunter Chandler. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress.

Thomas Bradbury Chandler - This 1873 14-page book is available for reading at books.google.com: "Sketch of the life of the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, D.D., Rector of St. John's Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 1751-1790"

USS Chandler - named in honor of Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler, USN, who died as a result of wounds received in combat aboard his flagship USS LOUISVILLE (CA 28) on 6 January 1945.

Van Cliburn
•Biography of Van Cliburn - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
•The Era of Van Cliburn - Azerbaijan International

Van Cliburn's Chandler lineage: JRR Joseph> James Chandler> Lewis Chandler> Rev. Pleasant Barnett Chandler> Sarah Anne Chandler O'Bryan> William Carey O’Bryan> Sirildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn> Van Cliburn*

Zacariah T. Chandler, Secretary of the Interior

Zachariah T. Chandler was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, on December 10, 1813. Following his formal education, Chandler settled in Detroit, opened a successful general store, and soon became quite wealthy. He eventually became the undisputed leader of the Republican Party in Michigan and was elected to the United States Senate in 1857. Chandler was appointed secretary of the interior by President Grant. He was reelected to the United States Senate in 1879, but he died soon thereafter on November 1, 1879.

*as shown in the Chandler Family Descendant Chart Book, but not independently verified by CFA. Readers should consult the sources cited and/or contact the person who posted this genealogy.

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