William Chamberlain (politician)
| William Chamberlain | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
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| Succeeded by | James Fisk |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
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| Preceded by | James Fisk |
| Succeeded by | James Fisk |
| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 23, 1813 – October 14, 1815 |
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| Governor | Martin Chittenden |
| Preceded by | Paul Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Paul Brigham |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1785 1787–1796 1805 1808 |
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| Personal details | |
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April 27, 1755 Hopkinton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1828 (aged 73) Peacham, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Spouse(s) | Jame E."Jenny" Eastman |
| Children | Elizabeth Chamberlain, Abigail Chamberlain, Lydia Chamberlain, Jane Chamberlain, Mellen Chamberlain, William Chamberlain Jr, Ezra Carter Chamberlain and Joseph Chamberlain. |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher, Farmer |
William Chamberlain (April 27, 1755 – September 27, 1828) was an American politician from Vermont. He served as a United States Representative and as the second Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
Chamberlain was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts 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 to Loudon, New Hampshire in 1774. He served as a sergeant during the American Revolutionary War and took part in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the invasion of Canada. He later engaged in land surveying and farming. He moved to Peacham, 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.
Chamberlain served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1785, from 1787 to 1796, in 1805 and in 1808. He also served as a Justice of the Peace from 1786 to 1796 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. He was a brigadier general of the Vermont militia in 1794 and was promoted to major general in 1799.
He was the assistant judge of orange County in 1795 and chief judge of Caledonia 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.
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