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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, [2] the wing of the party which advocated civil service reform .
Learn about the life and career of William E. Chandler, who served as secretary of the navy under Chester Arthur and as a senator from New Hampshire. He was a key figure in the modernization of the American navy and the Republican Party.
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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William E. Chandler: A Radical Republican 309. spect no historian can estimate the actual vote had neither party resorted to fraud, pressure and violence. Evidence was later collected by Chandler proving the Demo-crats equally guilty of fraud in the Hayes-Tilden election.
Collection Summary. Title: William E. Chandler Papers Span Dates: 1863-1917. ID No.: MSS15537. Creator: Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917 Extent: 25,000 items Extent: 167 containers Extent: 36 linear feet. Language: Collection material in English. Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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.
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).
