David Chambers (congressman)

David Chambers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
In office October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	Samuel Herrick
Succeeded by	Joseph Vance
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Muskingum County
In office 1814-1815
Preceded by	Joseph K. McCune Stephen C. Smith
Succeeded by	Joseph K. McCune Robert Mitchell
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Muskingum County
In office 1828–1829
Preceded by	James Hampson John C. Stockton
Succeeded by	Littleton Adams James Raguet
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Muskingum County
In office 1836–1839
Preceded by	A. Robinson William H. Moore
Succeeded by	George W. Adams Abraham Pollock
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Muskingum County
In office 1841–1843
Preceded by	J. Watkins Abraham Pollock
Succeeded by	Joseph Fisher Davis Johns
Personal details
Born	(1780-11-25)November 25, 1780 Allentown, Pennsylvania
Died	August 8, 1864(1864-08-08) (aged 83) Zanesville, Ohio
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican Whig

David Chambers (November 25, 1780 – August 8, 1864) was an early-American printer and War of 1812 veteran who served one term as a United States Representative from Ohio from 1821 to 1823.

Early life and career

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Chambers was tutored by his father. He served as a confidential express rider for President George Washington during the Whisky Insurrection in 1794. Beginning in 1796, he learned the art of printing while working in a newspaper office under Benjamin Franklin Bache. He moved to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1810, where he established a newspaper and was elected State printer. During the War of 1812, he volunteered as an aide-de-camp to Major General Lewis Cass. He served as recorder and mayor of Zanesville, and as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1814, 1828, from 1836 to 1838, 1841, and 1842. He served as clerk of the Ohio State Senate in 1817 and the court of common pleas of Muskingum County from 1817 to 1821.

Congress

Chambers was subsequently elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect John C. Wright and served from October 9, 1821, to March 3, 1823. He was not a candidate for renomination in the subsequent election.

Chambers was affiliated with the Whig Party after its formation in 1833. He served as member of the State senate in 1843 and 1844, and as president of the senate in 1844. In 1850, he served as delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1850.

Death and burial

He was active in agricultural pursuits until 1856. On August 8, 1864, Chambers died in Zanesville, Ohio. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "David Chambers (id: C000281)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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