Chandler, Henry Porter (1880-1975)

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Henry P. Chandler and William Rainey Harper to Jane Addams, December 16, 1904

Henry P. Chandler to Jane Addams, December 28, 1904

Jane Addams to Henry P. Chandler and William Rainey Harper, December 12, 1904

Jane Addams to Henry P. Chandler and William Rainey Harper, December 14, 1904

Jane Addams to Henry P. Chandler and William Rainey Harper, December 26, 1904

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Birth Date

1880-03-19

Death Date

1975-12-12

Birthplace

Indian Orchard, MA

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Henry Porter Chandler was a lawyer and child welfare activist. He attended Harvard and got his law degree from the University of Chicago in 1906. Chandler worked as a secretary for William Rainey Harper, President of the University of Chicago. In 1939, he was appointed the director of the newly created Administrative Office of United States' Courts. He served until 1957. He was involved in the fight for the rights of children and was a trustee of Hull-House. Chandler died in 1975.

Chandler married Helen Firman Mack in 1906 and the couple had a daughter, Margaret Mack Chandler (Gibbons). After his first wife's death, he married Olive Hull in 1931.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Szydlik, Margaret

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Male

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1904

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HeinOnline

Henry P. Chandler Papers

On the Codification of Children's Laws

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“Chandler, Henry Porter (1880-1975),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 22, 2023, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/651.