Henry P. Chandler
First Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
About Henry P. Chandler
Lived 1880 – 1975 (aged 95). Henry P. Chandler was an American lawyer.
Henry Porter Chandler (, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts – , Bethesda, Maryland) was the first Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, serving from the creation of the Administrative Office in 1939 until his retirement in 1956.
Chandler was born March 19, 1880, in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, to John Henry Chandler and Abbie White Chandler (née Smith).
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First Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (1880–1975)
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Henry P. Chandler was born on 19 March 1880 in Indian Orchard.
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Henry P. Chandler died on 12 December 1975 in Bethesda.
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Henry P. Chandler was a lawyer.
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Henry P. Chandler was American.
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