Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles McClellan Chambers

Full Name: Charles McClellan "Mac" Chambers
Birth date: September 30, 1877
Death date: March 13, 1933

Terms of Service

Senate, 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ & 29th ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1905 - 6/27/1907
Democrat
House, 26th Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat

(1) Chambers resigned 6/27/1907, no successor. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(3) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/13/1933, p. 825. Death date 3/13/1933, Mayor of San Antonio. Resolutions - Memorial .
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 64, 3/13/1933, p. 762. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. C.M. Chambers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.M. Chambers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.M. Chambers, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, Charles McClellan Chambers, Volume V, pp. 2359-2360. Born 9/7/1877 in Clarksville, Red River County; son of E.S. and Sue Belle (Van Dyke) Chambers; "the youngest member ever elected to the Texas Legislature." A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
Member of 3rd Texas Volunteer Infantry, Spanish-American War. A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Hon. Edward Sutton Chambers, married Susie B. Van Dyke, p. 166. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families 1889.
Charles McClelland Chambers, birth date 9/30/1877 in Clarksville; death date 3/13/1933 in San Antonio, Bexar County; lawyer (mayor of San Antonio, Texas). FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Charles McClellan Chambers, birth date 9/30/1877; permanent home address in San Antonio; lawyer; nearest relative Mrs. May Johnson Chambers; draft registration 9/13/1918 in San Antonio, Bexar County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
Charles McClellan Chambers, birth date 9/30/1877, death date 3/13/1933, burial in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, Charles McClellan Chambers, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume II, p. 250. Born 9/8/1877 in Clarksville, Red River County; present mayor of San Antonio. Son of E.S. and Sue Bell (Van Dyke) Chambers. (Created 8/7/2009.) HeritageQuest Online .
Obituary, Mayor C.M. Chambers, "Public Rites Planned for Mayor," "Steffler Will Carry On as Mayor," "Friends Pay Tribute," "House Passes Resolution of Grief," and editorial, "Mayor Chambers, a Gallant Fighter," 3/13/1933, p. 1, 7, 10. San Antonio Light .