Biography:

Park custodian. Born– January 24, 1881, Montgomery. Parents–Willis S. and Annie Hatchett Chandler.  Married–Elizabeth Newton Gale, January 2, 1902; married Helen, 1922.  Education–attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute for one year, 1900-1901; attended Washington and Lee College, 1901-02. Traveled in Europe and America. Worked in various commercial jobs mainly in Dallas, Texas, 1922-41. Returned to Alabama in 1941.  Custodian at Fort Morgan from the time of World War II until 1957.  Secretary of the Fort Morgan Historical Commission. In his positions as custodian and secretary, he was largely responsible for the development of the park at Fort Morgan. Worked to popularize the fort and its history; wrote various stories about it, many of them embellished with fiction. Buried at the entrance to Fort Morgan. Died August 23, 1967.

Source:

Files at the Alabama Public Library Service; article “Hatchett Chandler and the Quest for Native Tradition at Fort Morgan,” Alabama Review, XL (July 1987), 163-197.

Publication(s):

Fort Morgan and Thoughts Under Seven Flags. S.l.; s.n., s.d.

Little Gems of Fort Morgan. S.l.; s.n., 1953.

The Origin and Nature of a Tropical Hurricane. S.l.; s.n., 1922.

Papers;

A collection of the papers of Hatchett Chandler is held by the W.S.Hoole Special Collections Library at the University of Alabama.