Alvin Duke Chandler | |
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19th Chancellor of the College of William & Mary | |
In office 1962–1974 | |
Preceded by | Colgate Darden (1947) |
Succeeded by | Warren E. Burger (1986) |
21st President of the College of William & Mary | |
In office 1951–1960 | |
Preceded by | John Edwin Pomfret |
Succeeded by | Davis Young Paschall |
Personal details | |
Born | Richmond, Virginia | August 18, 1902
Died | May 26, 1987 Virginia Beach General Hospital | (aged 84)
Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) |
Spouse | Louise Michaels Chandler (until 1987, his death) |
Parent | Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler (1872–1934) |
Education | College of William & Mary (attended, 1918) U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., 1923) Imperial Defence College (1949-1950) |
Occupation | Naval officer, educator |
Awards | Legion of Merit with Gold Star |
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Alvin Duke Chandler (August 18, 1902 – May 26, 1987)[4] was an American Navy officer and the twenty-first president of the College of William & Mary, serving from 1951 to 1960.[5] He also served as the chancellor of The Colleges of William & Mary from 1960 to 1962; after that system was disbanded, he served as Chancellor of the College from 1962 to 1974.[6] Prior to his career at the College of William & Mary, Chandler served in the United States Navy, eventually reaching the rank of vice-admiral. His father, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, also served as president of the College of William & Mary. His personal papers[7] as well as the papers from his time as president[8] can be found in the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.
Rear Admiral Alvin Duke Chandler, 49, director of the Navy's logistics plans division, seemed able, energetic and affable enough, and his father, Julian A. C. Chandler, had been a William and Mary president before him (1919-34). The only thing wrong with Admiral Chandler, the faculty insisted, was the highhanded way he had been chosen.