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William Eaton Chandler (December 28, 1835 – November 30, 1917), also known as Bill Chandler, was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. In the 1880s, he was a member of the Republican "Half-Breed" faction, the wing of the party which advocated civil service reform.
William E. Chandler (1882–1885) Called by some naval historians the "founder of the modern navy," William Chandler enjoyed a long and controversial political career. Born in Concord, New Hampshire, Chandler graduated from Harvard Law School in 1854 and became an early organizer for the Republican Party in New Hampshire.
William E. Chandler fue un abogado y político estadounidense nacido en New Hampshire en 1835. Estudió derecho en Harvard y fue admitido al colegio de abogados en 1859. Sirvió en la Guerra Civil como oficial en el ejército del Norte y fue ascendido a General de Brigada.
William Eaton Chandler (born Dec. 28, 1835, Concord, N.H., U.S.—died Nov. 30, 1917, Concord) was an American politician and Republican Party official who played a major role in swinging the disputed 1876 presidential election to Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. 1882-1885: U.S. Secretary of the Navy. 1887-1889, 1889-1901: U.S. Senator (R-NH) 1901-1908: Appointed by President William McKinley as President the Spanish Claims Treaty Commission. 1909: Resumed Practicing Law in Concord, New Hampshire and in Washington, DC.
About this Item. Title. William E. Chandler papers, Summary. Principally bound volumes of correspondence documenting Chandler's work as assistant secretary of the treasury (1865-1867), secretary of the navy (1882-1885), U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1887-1901), and chairman of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission (1901-1908).
Mr. Chandler was controlling owner of the daily "Monitor," a republican journal, and its weekly, the "Stateman," published in Concord, New Hampshire. In June 1887 he was elected US Senator. William E. Chandler died on 30 November 1917.
