- John Chambers (politician)
Infobox Congressman
name = John Chambers
birth_date= birth date|1780|10|6
birth_place =Somerset County, New Jersey
death_date= death date and age|1852|9|21|1780|10|06 |mf=y
death_place=Paris, Kentucky
state =Kentucky
district = 2nd
office =United States Representative
term_start =December 1 ,1828
term_end =March 3 ,1829
term_start2 =March 4 ,1835
term_end2 =March 3 ,1839
state2 =Kentucky
district2 = 12th
party = Anti-Jacksonian, Whig
preceded = Thomas Metcalfe
succeeded =
office3 = Governor
state3 = Iowa Territory
order3 = 2nd
term_start3 = 1841
term_end3 = 1845
preceded3 = Robert Lucas
succeeded3 = James Clarke
religion =
spouse =John Chambers (
6 October 1780 -21 September 1852 ) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and the second Governor of theIowa Territory .Chambers was born at Bromley Bridge,
Somerset County, New Jersey , on October 6, 1780. He attended the public schools and the Transylvania Seminary atLexington, Kentucky .He moved with his father to Washington,
Mason County, Kentucky , in 1794. After studying law he was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced practice in Washington, Kentucky. Chambers served asaide-de-camp to GeneralWilliam Henry Harrison in theWar of 1812 and was at theBattle of the Thames . He served as a member of the State house of representatives in 1812, 1815, 1830, and 1831. In 1825, Chambers was appointed judge of theKentucky Court of Appeals . He resigned in 1827.U.S. Congressional career
He was elected as a pro-Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas Metcalfe and served from
December 1 ,1828 , toMarch 3 ,1829 ; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4 ,1835 -March 3 ,1839 ); chairman,Committee on Claims (Twenty-fifth Congress).Chambers represented the counties of Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Nicholas and Bourbon [Mathis, Kenneth C. "Historical Atlas of Political Parties in Congress" p. 93]
After Congress
Chambers was appointed Governor of the Iowa Territory in 1841, serving until 1845. He was then commissioner to negotiate a treaty with the
Sioux Indians in 1849. He died near Paris,Bourbon County, Kentucky , September 21, 1852 and was interred in the family burial ground at Washington, Mason County, Kentucky.References
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