Walter M. Chandler
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Walter Marion Chandler (December 8, 1867 – March 16, 1935) was a Progressive
and later a Republican
U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born near Yazoo City, Mississippi
, Chandler attended public schools, the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, and the University of Mississippi
at Oxford
. He taught school for a time and then graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1897.
He studied history and jurisprudence at the University of Berlin and the University of Heidelberg in Germany
.
He established his law practice in Dallas, Texas
, and three years later moved to New York City, where he continued the practice of law and engaged in writing and lecturing.
In 1912, Chandler was elected to Congress to the first of two terms as a Progressive. In 1916, he was elected to a third term to Congress as a Republican. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in the heavily Republican year of 1918.
In 1920, Chandler was elected to a fourth nonconsecutive term as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 and thereafter unsuccessfully contested the election of Sol Bloom
to fill a congressional vacancy. He was again an unsuccessful candidate in 1924, even as U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
won the electors of New York State.
He served as member of the faculty and lecturer at the American Expeditionary Force
University at Beaune, France
, during World War I
.
After he left Congress early in 1923, he resumed the practice of law in New York City, where he died twelve years later.
Chandler was interred in the West Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida
.
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party. It was formed after a split in the Republican Party between President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt....
and later a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born near Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the...
, Chandler attended public schools, the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, and the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
at Oxford
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....
. He taught school for a time and then graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1897.
He studied history and jurisprudence at the University of Berlin and the University of Heidelberg in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
He established his law practice in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, and three years later moved to New York City, where he continued the practice of law and engaged in writing and lecturing.
In 1912, Chandler was elected to Congress to the first of two terms as a Progressive. In 1916, he was elected to a third term to Congress as a Republican. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in the heavily Republican year of 1918.
In 1920, Chandler was elected to a fourth nonconsecutive term as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 and thereafter unsuccessfully contested the election of Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:...
to fill a congressional vacancy. He was again an unsuccessful candidate in 1924, even as U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
won the electors of New York State.
He served as member of the faculty and lecturer at the American Expeditionary Force
American Expeditionary Force
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University at Beaune, France
Beaune
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, during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
After he left Congress early in 1923, he resumed the practice of law in New York City, where he died twelve years later.
Chandler was interred in the West Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
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.