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...
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Chandler may refer to: Ben Chandler (Albert Benjamin Chandler III, born 1959), American politician from Kentucky and grandson of Happy Chandler Happy...
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Benjamin Chandler 1935–1939, 1955–1959". Kentucky's Governors. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2326-7. Chandler, Happy. "Chapter...
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Alben W. Barkley (section Challenge by Happy Chandler)
re-election bid was an intense, bitter victory against Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler. When World War II focused President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attention...
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Danny Gardella (section Gardella v. Chandler)
League in 1946. After being blacklisted by Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler, Gardella filed suit against MLB, arguing that the reserve clause (and...
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Italy after the summer. The football player's name, Happy Chandler, is an "inside joke". Happy Chandler was the Commissioner of Baseball in the 1940's and...
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some semblance of structure for the first time. Laffoon's successor, Happy Chandler, called a special legislative session in 1936 seeking passage of another...
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governor and U.S. Senator A. B. "Happy" Chandler, who headed the other, in the upcoming gubernatorial primary. Chandler, who went on to reclaim the governorship...
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paternal grandfather, A. B. Happy Chandler., served as Governor of Kentucky, Commissioner of Baseball, and as a U.S. Senator. Chandler graduated with distinction...
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in 1951 was former governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler, who was about to be released as baseball commissioner. Chandler and Clements were bitter political...
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Commissioner A. B. Happy Chandler of Kentucky as his running mate. Chandler and Wallace met a number of times; however, Chandler said that he and Wallace...
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and Laffoon's own administration. The lieutenant governor, A. B. "Happy" Chandler, led the fight against the tax in the legislature. After the tax was...
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Monteagudo was one of the ballplayers blackballed by Commissioner Happy Chandler after leaving the majors to play in the Mexican League. In a four-season...
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to her. Ground was broken for the Albert B. Chandler Hospital in 1955, when Kentucky Governor Happy Chandler recommended that the Kentucky General Assembly...
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the commonwealth. Lieutenant governors Thelma Stovall (1975–1979) and Happy Chandler (1931–1935) engaged in high-profile use of their powers as acting governor...
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though four men (Isaac Shelby, John L. Helm, James B. McCreary and Happy Chandler) served multiple non-consecutive terms. Paul E. Patton, the first Kentucky...
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nominee Happy Chandler defeated Republican nominee Edwin R. Denney with 58.02% of the vote. Primary elections were held on August 6, 1955. Happy Chandler, former...
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sisters is portrayed by Mimi Chandler, daughter of former Kentucky governor and baseball commissioner Happy Chandler. "Happy" is also the name of Fred MacMurray's...
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Breathitt defeated two-time former governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler in the Democratic primary, ending Chandler's political career. He went on to win the general...
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opposition to the faction led by two-time governor and senator A. B. "Happy" Chandler. After following his father into the local politics of his home county...
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published, National League President Ford Frick and Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler let it be known that any striking players would be suspended. "You will...
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allowed in the press box. Durocher is suspended by Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler over his extramarital affair. Robinson signs with the team and plays...
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Game in newly liberated Berlin. Although baseball's new commissioner Happy Chandler was reportedly "intrigued" by the idea, it was ultimately dismissed...
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commissioned by Laffoon in 1935. When Governor Albert Benjamin Chandler (better known as Happy Chandler) took office in 1935, he took a very different view on...
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with Happy Chandler's service as commissioner and did not want to renew his contract. In September, the owners elected Frick to replace Chandler in a...
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elections, such as Alben Barkley in Kentucky, who defeated Governor Happy Chandler, James P. Pope of Idaho, a prominent New Deal supporter, lost his bid...
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Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series...
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HealthCare. It is named for twice-former Governor of Kentucky A. B. "Happy" Chandler. The 945 bed medical facility features the Markey Cancer Center, the...
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W. Averell Harriman 210 Lyndon B. Johnson 80 Stuart Symington 45.5 Happy Chandler 36.5 James C. Davis 33 John S. Battle 32.5 George Bell Timmerman Jr...
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1940, to complete the unexpired term of M. M. Logan. Interim appointee Happy Chandler was re-elected to complete the term, defeating Republican Walter B....
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