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Hannibal Chandler
Gender:
Male
Born:
September 18, 1809
Died:
November 14, 1865
Home Town:
Westmoreland County, VA
Later Residences:
Westmoreland County, VA
Marriage(s):
Lucy Bowcock Chandler (May 26, 1842)
Biographical Notes:
Hannibal Chandler was born at "The Glebe" in Westmoreland County, VA. After completing his legal studies, Chandler embarked on a prominent legal career in Westmoreland County. He was the prosecuting attorney of the county for most of his life. He died at his plantation "Windsor" in Westmoreland County, VA.
Education
Years at LLS:
1832
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
State Posts:
State Representative (VA) 1846-1848
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1848), 24.
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