Everyday on my way to class in the morning, I
pass the Albert B. Chandler hospital. I always find myself mesmerized by the
size and the beauty of the building when passing it. I have grown interested
about the history behind this magnificent building, and who Albert B. Chandler
is. After some short research I have found an article on the biographical
directory of the United States congress webpage, which gives a brief background
story about Albert B. Chandler.
Well who is Albert B.
Chandler? If you haven't heard of Albert B. Chandler, than you may of heard of
Happy Chandler, a nickname given to him for his jovial disposition. Albert B.
Chandler was born in Corydon, Kentucky in the year 1898, and he would spend
most is life living in Kentucky. Chandler was a very intellectual man, who
would attend Harvard University, and graduate from Transylvania University in
1921. After Chandler graduated he would go on to become a member of the
Kentucky State Senate from 1930-1931, the Governor of Kentucky from 1935 until
he would resign in 1935. On November 5th, 1940 Albert B. Chandler was elected
to the United States Senate, filling the spot of the deceased Marvel Mills
Logan, Chandler would serve on the senate until resigning in 1945. After
resigning from the senate Chandler would be reelected as governor of Kentucky
in 1955-1959, and then serve as a National democratic committeeman for the
state of Kentucky. Albert B. Chandler would reside to Versailles, Kentucky and live there until his death in 1991, he was 92.
The University of Kentucky Hospital on Rose Street was named after former Governor Albert B. Chandler. There is no particular reason the hospital is named after Albert B. Chandler, other than to honor him, this forms my question of, why is the hospital named after a governor?
Source: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000290
Source: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000290
very nice. It was probably named after the former gov. of Kentucky because he was part of the senate at one point and that's a very prestigious honor.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Evan, I too was left with this question. I did a little research myself and found that not only was Chandler governor of Kentucky, he accomplished even more than that. He was named into UK's distinguished Hall of Fame in the 1960's as well as going on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 1980's for helping break the color barrier in baseball.
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