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E.D. Chambers

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

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note 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

Terms of service footnotes


(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

Legislatures:
18th (1) (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
McKinney / Collin
Counties in district:
Collin

Legislatures:
15th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
McKinney / Collin
Counties in district:
Collin

Legislatures:
13th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
McKinney / Collin
Counties in district:
Collin, Dallas, Tarrant

Legislatures:
11th (3)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
McKinney / Collin
Counties in district:
Collin

Terms of service notes


(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. ↩

Biographical Information

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

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