Bert D. Chandler (March 19, 1869 – December 13, 1947) was an American jurist. Chandler was born in

Rollin Township, Michigan Rollin Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,176 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (6 ...

. He studied the law and was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1890. Chandler practiced law, in Hudson, Michigan. He also served as a judge of the 39th Circuit from 1914 to 1915. In November 1936, Chandler, a

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, defeated incumbent Republican

Harry S. Toy Harry S. Toy (1892 – September 9, 1955) was an American politician, prosecutor, and judge. He served as Wayne County prosecutor (1930–1935), Michigan attorney general (1935), and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1935–1937). In ...

, for a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, by a vote of 862,147 to 755,227. Chandler served on the court from 1937 to 1943 and was chief justice. He was president of the ''Post Gazette'' newspaper. Chandler died suddenly at his home in Hudson, Michigan.'Former State Justice, Bert D. Chandler, Dies,' Ludington Daily News (Michigan), December 13, 1947, pg. 1

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