14 Facts About Walter Chandler

Walter "Clift" Chandler was an American politician from Tennessee and a Representative for the ninth district of Tennessee.

Walter Chandler served as mayor of Memphis, Tennessee from 1940 to 1946 and in 1955.

Walter Chandler attended public schools before going on to earn his law degree at the University of Tennessee.

Walter Chandler served as a captain in the One Hundred and Fourteenth Field Artillery, Thirtieth Division, American Expeditionary Forces, from July 25,1917, to April 19,1919, during World War I and then was a member of Tennessee state senate from 1921 to 1923.

Walter Chandler was elected US Representative from Tennessee 9th District, and served from January 3,1935 to January 2,1940, when he resigned.

Walter Chandler was mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1940 to 1946, and served in that capacity again in 1955.

Walter Chandler was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Tennessee in 1940 and 1944.

Crump machine, Walter Chandler made significant contributions to the world on his own.

Walter Chandler was the author of Chapter 13 bankruptcy legislation.

Walter Chandler filed the original suit in Baker v Carr, the US Supreme Court case that argued against Tennessee's status quo of seldom changing the boundaries of congressional districts, even though population growth in urban areas far outstripped the growth in rural areas.

Walter Chandler was an active and contributing member of the West Tennessee Historical Society.

Walter Chandler died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, on October 1,1967.

Walter Chandler is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis.

Walter Chandler's son served as Mayor of Memphis from 1972 until 1982 and later as a judge.