What key details about william a. chanler can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william astor '' willie '' chanler , sr. -lrb- june 11 , 1867 -- march 4 , 1934 -rrb- was a soldier , explorer , and politician who served as u.s. representative from new york . he was third son of john winthrop chanler -lrb- 1826 -- 1877 -rrb- of the dudley -- winthrop family and margaret astor ward -lrb- 1838 -- 1875 -rrb- of the astor family . through his father , he was a great-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 -lrb- 1819 -- 1910 -rrb- , john jacob astor iii -lrb- 1822 -- 1890 -rrb- , and william backhouse astor , jr. -lrb- 1829 -- 1892 -rrb- . 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 .
- party is democrat- succeeded is william h. douglas- birth date is 11 june 1867- parents is john winthrop chanler margaret astor ward- relations is samuel -lrb- brother -rrb- robert winthrop chanler -lrb- brother -rrb- john cutler armstrong chaloner -lrb- brother -rrb- ward -lrb- grandfather -rrb- lewis stuyvesant chanler- resting place is trinity church cemetery- caption is william astor chanler in 1896- death date is 4 march 1934- spouse is beatrice -rrb- ashley -lrb- m. 1903 -- 1909 ; separated- district is 14th- term end is march 3 , 1901- name is william astor chanler , sr. .- death place is menton , alpes-maritimes , france- birth place is newport , rhode island , united states- known for is exploration , libya , and somalia of east africa , military exploits in cuba- state is new york- occupation is politician , soldier , explorer- alma mater is harvard university- preceded is lemuel e. quigg- children is william astor chanler , jr. sidney ashley chanler- term start is march 4 , 1899- image is william astor chanler in 1896.jpg