George Chambers (Pennsylvania politician)
George Chambers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Allison |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Sheffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1786 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 25, 1866 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Anti-Masonic |
George Chambers (February 24, 1786 – March 25, 1866) was an
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
George Chambers was born in
Princeton College
in 1804, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and commenced practice in Chambersburg.
Chambers was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 12, 1851, which position he held until it was vacated by constitutional provision. From 1849 to 1858 he served as a trustee of Lafayette College.[1]
He died in Chambersburg in 1866. Interment in Falling Spring Presbyterian Churchyard.
References
- ^ Skillman, David Bishop (1932). The Biography of a College: Being the History of the First Century of the Life of Lafayette College. Easton, Pennsylvania: Lafayette College.
Sources
- United States Congress. "George Chambers (id: C000283)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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