Anderson, Chandler P. (Chandler Parsons), 1866-1936

Lawyer, advisor to the U.S. Dept. of State, and international arbitrator.

From the description of Chandler P. Anderson papers, 1894-1953 (bulk 1896-1929). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 759050363

Biographical Note

• 1886, Sept. 5: Born, Lakeville, Conn.
• 1887: A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1888 - 1889 : Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1891: Admitted to New York bar
• 1896 - 1897 : Secretary for United States, Bering Sea Claims Commission
• 1897: Formed partnership with Henry B. Anderson in law firm of Anderson and Anderson
• 1898 - 1899 : Secretary for United States, U.S.-Great Britain Joint High Commission on Canadian Question
• 1899: Married Harriet S. Ward
• 1903: Assistant counsel for United States, Alaska Boundary Tribunal
• 1905 - 1910 : Legal adviser for Department of State, Anglo-American negotiations for Canadian questions
• 1910: Agent for United States, North Atlantic Coast Fisheries arbitration, Hague, Netherlands
• 1910 - 1913 : Counselor for Department of State
• 1913 - 1923 : U.S. arbitrator, American-British Pecuniary Claims Arbitration
• 1913 - 1914 : Counsel for Costa Rica, Costa Rica-Panama boundary dispute
• 1914 - 1915 : Legal adviser for Department of State
• 1917 - 1918 : Counsel for War Industries Board
• 1919: Counsel for International Red Cross
• 1918 - 1921 : Counsel for Guatemala, Guatemala-Honduras boundary dispute
• 1920 - 1921 : Counsel for Nicaragua, Nicaragua-Honduras
• 1921 - 1922 : Legal adviser for United States, Washington Conference on Limitation of Armament
• 1921 - 1922 : U.S. arbitrator, American-Norwegian Shipping Claims Arbitration
• 1923: Counsel for Costa Rica, British-Costa Rican Arbitration
• 1923 - 1936 : U.S. Commissioner, U.S.-Germany Mixed Claims Commission
• 1927: Published Inviolability of Private Property Against Confiscation. New York: Appeal Printing Co.
• 1933: Sole commissioner, Tripartite Claims between United States, Austria, and Hungary
• 1936, Aug. 2: Died, York Harbor, Maine

From the guide to the Chandler P. Anderson Papers, 1894-1953, (bulk 1896-1929), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)