Edward Chambers

Full Name: Edward "Ed" Chambers
Other surnames: Chambert
Date of birth: August 14, 1815
Date of death: September 27, 1887

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	28	Jan 9, 1883 - Sep 17, 1883	18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin
H	47	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin
H	21	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Collin, Dallas, Tarrant
H	32	Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870	11th ⁽³⁾		McKinney / Collin	Collin

(1) Robert D. Allison, in special election 12/4/1883, sworn 1/8/1884, succeeded Edward Chambers, resigned 9/17/1883. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(3) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Terms of Service top

House District 28
Jan 9, 1883 - Sep 17, 1883
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 47
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
Legislatures: 15th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 21
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Dallas, Tarrant

House District 32
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
Legislatures: 11th ⁽³⁾
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Ed. Chambert, Collin County. House Journal. 15th R.S.

Biographical Sketches

Edward Chambers, birth date 8/14/1815, death date 9/27/1887, biographical sketch, portraits, burial in Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Plano, Collin County. Find a Grave.
CHAMBERS, EDWARD (1815-1887). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Ed. Chambers, pp. 115-116. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biographical sketch, Ed. Chambers, pp. 255-256. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Colonel Edward Chambers, mentioned in biographical sketch of great-grandson Bill Chambers, Volume 2, p. 85. ". . .Colonel Edward Chambers who was a member of the Texas State Legislature in 1886. He was one of the signers of the present Texas Constitution." Tom Green County: Chronicles of Our Heritage, 2003.

Military Service Notes

Texas State Troops, Colonel, Company D, 15th Battalion. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Ed. Chambers, "Ready to make laws . . . Eighty members present (House)" (organization of the 15th Legislature), 4/19/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Death notice, Col. Ed. Chambers, The Democrat (McKinney, Texas), 9/29/1887, p. 3, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. E.D. Chambers, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed. Chambers, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Chambers, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. E. Chambers, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed. Chambers, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed. Chambers, Constitutional Convention of 1875 Composite Photo. From the collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commisison.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883 Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) Revenue and Taxation State Affairs
15th R.S. - 1876 Constitutional Amendments Corporations Indian Affairs Private Land Claims (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Rules
13th R.S. - 1873 Agriculture and Stock Raising Commerce and Manufactures Education Pension Law
11th R.S. - 1866 Education Federal Relations

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