William Chamberlain | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives fromVermont's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | |
| Succeeded by | James Fisk |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives fromVermont's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | |
| Preceded by | James Fisk |
| Succeeded by | James Fisk |
| 4thLieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 23, 1813 – October 14, 1815 | |
| Governor | Martin Chittenden |
| Preceded by | Paul Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Paul Brigham |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1785 1787–1796 1805 1808 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1755-04-27)April 27, 1755 |
| Died | September 27, 1828(1828-09-27) (aged 73) |
| Party | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Spouse | Jame E."Jenny" Eastman |
| Children | 8 |
| Profession | Politician,Teacher,Farmer |
William Chamberlain (April 27, 1755 – September 27, 1828) was an American politician fromVermont. He served as aUnited States representative and as thefourthlieutenant governor of Vermont.
Chamberlain was born inHopkinton in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay to Samuel and Martha Mellen Chamberlain. He attended the common schools and worked as a school teacher in Hopkinton until he moved with his father toLoudon in theProvince of New Hampshire in 1774. He served as a sergeant during theAmerican Revolutionary War and took part in theBattles of Lexington and Concord and the invasion of Canada. He later engaged in land surveying and farming. He moved toPeacham, Vermont, in 1780. Engaging in politics, he was the clerk of the proprietors of the town the same year. He was town clerk from 1785 to 1797.[1]
Chamberlain served as a member of theVermont House of Representatives in 1785, from 1787 to 1796, in 1805 and in 1808.[2] He also served as aJustice of the Peace from 1786 to 1796[3][4] and as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1791. He was a member of the Vermont's Governor's Council from 1796 until 1803.[5] He was abrigadier general of the Vermontmilitia in 1794 and was promoted tomajor general in 1799.[6]
He was theassistant judge oforange County in 1795 and chief judge ofCaledonia County from 1796 until 1803. He served as secretary of the board of trustees of the Caledonia County Grammar School from 1795 until 1812, and as president of the board of trustees from 1813 until 1828.[7]
In 1801, Chamberlain was the Federalist nominee to fill the vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the resignation ofElijah Paine; he lost toStephen R. Bradley.[8] He was later elected to theEighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1803, until March 3, 1805,[9] and to theEleventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1809, until March 3, 1811.[10]
After serving in Congress, he served as theLieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1813 until 1815.[11][12] He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1814.[13]
Chamberlain married Jane E. "Jenny" Eastman on March 15, 1781. They had seven children together.
Chamberlain died on September 27, 1828, in Peacham,Caledonia County, Vermont. He is interred at Peacham Village Cemetery in Peacham.
He signed his name "Chamberlin" and his name appears that way in some official records and other documents.[14]
| Party political offices | ||
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| First | Federalist nominee forLieutenant Governor of Vermont 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819 | Succeeded by None |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's 3rd congressional district 1803-1805 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's 3rd congressional district 1809-1811 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1813–1815 | Succeeded by |
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