Henry H. Chambers (October 1, 1790 – January 24, 1826) was an American politician, who served as the Jacksonian 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.

Henry H. Chambers
United States Senator
from Alabama
In office
March 4, 1825 – January 24, 1826
Preceded byWilliam Kelly
Succeeded byIsrael Pickens
Personal details
Born(1790-10-01)October 1, 1790
Kenbridge, Virginia
DiedJanuary 24, 1826(1826-01-24) (aged 35)
Kenbridge, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican, Jacksonian

Biography edit

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 Jacksonian 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.

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External links edit

  • United States Congress. "Henry H. Chambers (id: C000284)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 3) from Alabama
1825–1826
Served alongside: William R. King
Succeeded by

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