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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—OklahomaThomas Alberter CHANDLER
(1871-1953)
CHANDLER, Thomas Alberter,
a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Eucha, Delaware County,
Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), July 26, 1871; attended the public
schools, Worcester Academy, Vinita, Indian Territory, in 1888, and,
later, Drury College, Springfield, Mo.; appointed a Cherokee
revenue collector in 1891; Cherokee town-site commissioner
1895-1898; United States deputy clerk of the court for the northern
district of Indian Territory 1900-1907; studied law; was admitted
to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in Vinita, Indian
Territory; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908;
member of the first Board of Public Affairs for the State of
Oklahoma in 1909 and 1910; resumed the practice of law; also
engaged in the production of oil, in agricultural pursuits, and in
the real-estate business; elected as a Republican to the
Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress;
elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3,
1923); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the
Sixty-eighth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Vinita,
Okla., June 22, 1953; interment in Fairview Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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