Henry H. Chambers

Henry H. Chambers


United States Senator from Alabama
In office March 4, 1825 – January 24, 1826
Preceded by	William Kelly
Succeeded by	Israel Pickens
Personal details
Born	(1790-10-01)October 1, 1790 Kenbridge, Virginia
Died	January 24, 1826(1826-01-24) (aged 35) Kenbridge, Virginia
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Henry H. Chambers (October 1, 1790 – January 24, 1826) was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from March 4, 1825 until his death. He was replaced by Israel Pickens until a replacement, John McKinley, could be elected.

Biography

Henry Chambers was born on October 1, 1790, in Lunenburg County, Virginia. He attended and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1808 and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia in 1811. Chambers moved to Madison, Alabama and began practicing medicine. After serving in the American Indian Wars as a surgeon, he returned to Alabama, settling in Huntsville. He served as a member of the Alabama Constitutional Convention in 1819 and in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1820.

After unsuccessfully running for Governor of Alabama in 1821 and 1823, Chambers was elected as a Democratic-Republican to represent the state in the United States Senate. He assumed office on March 4, 1825, until his death. He died on January 24, 1826, at Flat Rock near Kenbridge, Virginia, while en route to Washington, D.C. Chambers was interred in the family burial ground at Flat Rock.

External links

United States Congress. "Henry H. Chambers (id: C000284)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States Senate
Preceded by William Kelly	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Alabama 1825–1826 Served alongside: William R. King	Succeeded by Israel Pickens

United States Senators from Alabama

Class 2	King Lewis Fitzpatrick Clemens C. Claiborne Clay Warner Goldthwaite Morgan Bankhead, Sr. Comer J. Heflin Bankhead Jr. Swift Sparkman H. Heflin Sessions

Class 3	Walker Kelly Chambers Pickens McKinley Moore McKinley C. Comer Clay Bagby King Fitzpatrick Spencer Houston Pryor Pugh Pettus Johnston White Underwood Black Graves Hill J. Allen M. Allen Stewart Denton Shelby

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 51473362 LCCN: no2007093653 US Congress: C000284

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