William A. Chanler Politician

William Astor "Willie" Chanler, Sr. (June 11, 1867 – March 4, 1934) was a soldier, explorer, and politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York. He was third son of John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877) of the Dudley–Winthrop family and Margaret Astor Ward (1838–1875) of the Astor family. Through his father, he was a great-great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant and a great-great-great-great-grandson of Wait Winthrop and Joseph Dudley. Through his mother, he was a grandnephew of Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910), John Jacob Astor III'>John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890), and William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (1829–1892).By the age of 27, he had already spent three years exploring East Africa, after which he embarked on a brief political career. Chanler regarded it as an American obligation to be on the side of the people who fought for their independence, and during his life he participated in rebellions and independence struggles in Cuba, Libya, and Somalia and provided support for insurgents in Venezuela, Turkey, and China. He maintained an active lifestyle even after losing his right leg in 1915. Late in life he became a novelist and an outspoken anti-Semite.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 11, 1867
Birth place	Newport Rhode Island , United States
Date of death	March 04, 1934
Place of death	Menton , Alpes-Maritimes , France
Education	Harvard University

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Office holder

office	New York's 14th congressional district
party	Democratic Party (United States)
region	New York
relation	Robert Winthrop Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Samuel Cutler Ward