George Earle Chamberlain
| George E. Chamberlain Sr. | |
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United States Senator from Oregon |
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In office March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Charles W. Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Robert N. Stanfield |
| 11th Governor of Oregon | |
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In office January 15, 1903 – February 28, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | T. T. Geer |
| Succeeded by | Frank W. Benson |
| 1st Attorney General of Oregon | |
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In office May 20, 1891 – January 14, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Cicero M. Idleman |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1880–1882 |
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January 1, 1854 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Died | July 9, 1928 (aged 74) Washington, DC |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sally N. Welch Chamberlain |
| Profession | Lawyer |
George Earle Chamberlain Sr. (January 1, 1854 – July 9, 1928) was an American attorney, politician, and public official in Oregon. A native of Mississippi and member of the Democratic Party, Chamberlain's political achievements included appointment followed by election as the first Attorney General of Oregon, a stint as the state's 11th Governor, and two terms in the United States Senate in Washington, DC.
George Earle Chamberlain was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on January 1, 1854. The Chamberlain family were early immigrants to North America from England, helping to pioneer in the state of Massachusetts. His father, Dr. Charles Thomson Chamberlain, was born in Delaware and attended medical school in Philadelphia before moving to the small southern town of Natchez in 1837, attracted by the prospects offered there for a newly coined medical practitioner.
Dr. Chamberlain quickly built a large and prosperous practice, which enabled him to maintain his Maryland-born wife, the former Pamelia H. Archer, and family in comfort. Pamelia Archer herself hailed from an illustrious pioneer family, being the granddaughter of Maryland Congressman John Archer (1741–1810), the daughter of Maryland Congressman Stevenson Archer Sr. (1786–1848), and the brother of Maryland Congressman Sevenson Archer Jr. (1827–1898). George Earle Chamberlain was the couple's third child.
George Earle Chamberlain attended public schools in Natchez, completing his secondary education in 1870 at the age of 16. Following graduation he first worked two years as a clerk in a general merchandise store before leaving for Washington and Lee University in 1872. Chamberlain successfully complete the course of work there, graduating with dual degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law in July 1876, gaining membership in Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity in the process.
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