Walter M. (Walter Marion) Chandler

Born in 1867, he was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York. He practiced law in New York City and built a public reputation as an energetic speaker and reform-minded opponent of machine politics.

He was especially associated with battles against Tammany Hall, and he also wrote about legal and historical subjects. His interest in sensational trials and public controversies helped make him a recognizable figure beyond Congress.

He died in 1935. Remembered today as both a public official and a writer on law and crime, he left behind the portrait of a combative early-20th-century New Yorker who moved easily between the courtroom, the campaign trail, and the printed page.