ALBERT B. "HAPPY" CHANDLER 1898~1991/ ALBERT BENJAMIN CHANDLER
N 37° 45.222 W 087° 41.993
16S E 438346 N 4178718
THIS COLORFUL ORATOR AND TWO~TERM GOVERNOR WAS BORN NEAR CORYDON, KY..
THIS HENDERSON COUNTY NATIVE WAS STATE SENATOR AND LT.GOV. BEFORE BECOMING GOVERNOR.
Waymark Code: WM8H53
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2010
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Albert B. "Happy" Chandler 1898~1991
This Henderson County native was state senator and Lt.Gov. before becoming governor in 1935~45. As baseball commissioner, he approved contract making Jackie Robinson first modern black major league player in 1947. Chandler was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Alber Benjamin Chandler
This colorful orator and two~term governor was born near Corydon, Ky. As governor, Chandler was the driving force behind establishment of the Univ. of Ky. Medical Center,later named in his honor. Buried at Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Versailles. Park Field in Henderson was site of the 1996 Bambino World Series dedicated to "Happy" Chandler
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker Name: ALBERT B. "HAPPY" CHANDLER 1898~1991/ ALBERT BENJAMIN CHANDLER
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 2309
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
... Kentucky Department of Highways.
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