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Bookmark or Share- Happy Chandler - WikipediaVeterans Committee. Albert Benjamin " Happy " Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second Commissioner of Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and was inducted ...
- Happy Chandler | Biography & Facts | BritannicaHappy Chandler (born July 14, 1898, Corydon, Kentucky, U.S.—died June 15, 1991, Versailles, Kentucky) was an American politician and baseball executive who served in the U.S. Senate (1939–45) and as governor of Kentucky (1935–39, 1955–59) and who brought major changes to baseball as its commissioner (1945–51), notably overseeing the ...
- Happy Chandler – Society for American Baseball ResearchHappy Chandler was buried in the churchyard of Pisgah Presbyterian Church near Versailles. During his lifetime, Chandler received numerous accolades and awards. But perhaps his most impressive achievement was how he was remembered by the person who knew him best, his wife Millie.
- Roads Home—The Life and Times of A.B. Happy Chandler | KETRoads Home—The Life and Times of A.B. Happy Chandler. A compelling look at the life and career of Southern "stump speaking" politician A.B. "Happy" Chandler. At age 89, Chandler looks back on a colorful past, which included becoming America's youngest governor in 1935, serving in the U.S. Senate during World War II, and ushering African ...
- Baseball’s Most Colorful Commissioner: Happy ChandlerAlbert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler (1898-1991), born in Corydon, Kentucky, was a lifetime baseball fan who often attended Cincinnati Reds games during his first tenure as Governor of Kentucky. In 1945, he was the surprise choice of the owners to succeed the legendary Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis as Commissioner of Baseball.
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