Letter from Henry P. Chandler to Henry N. Graven, 1948 December 19.

Chandler, Henry Porter, 1880-

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Henry P. Chandler (1880-1975) was a Chicago lawyer and the first director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Chandler received his law degree from the University of Chicago in 1906 and practiced law in Chicago until 1939, when he was appointed to the Administrative Offices. Chandler served as president of the City Club of Chicago from 1923 to 1925. He also served as chairman of the Committee on Child Welfare Legislation, which made studies of children's laws in Illinois. C...

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Graven, Henry Norman, 1893-1970.

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Graven earned his law degree at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He worked in private practice in Greene, Iowa from 1921-1937 and served as an Iowa district court judge in Iowa's 12th Judicial District from 1937-1944. In 1944 President Roosevelt appointed him a federal judge for the Northern District of the U.S. District Court of Iowa. Graven retained senior status with this court after his retirement in 1961. The U.S. District Court of Iowa was established by an ac...