Denver County, History of Colorado, BIOS: CHAMBERS, P. H., D.D.S. (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 163-164


P. H. CHAMBERS, D. D. S.

	Dentistry stands unique among the professions In that its 
successful representatives must be possessed of qualifications of a 
threefold character They must not only have intimate knowledge of the 
scientific principles of dentistry, but they must also possess marked 
mechanical skill and Ingenuity, and added to this, must have that 
business discernment which enables them to successfully control the 
financial end of the business. Dr. Chambers is well qualified in all of 
these respects and has made for himself a most creditable place as a 
representative of the dental fraternity of Denver. He was born in 
Lexington, Missouri, March 8. 1857, and is a son of Dr. P. H. and Mary 
(Wallace) Chambers, both of whom were natives of Lexington, Kentucky, 
whence they removed to Missouri in early life. There the father became 
a well known physician and surgeon, residing for many years at 
Lexington. where his marked professional skill won for him a large 
practice. He continued to devote his attention thereto until his death, 
which occurred in 1903. He had long survived his wife, who passed away 
in Lexington in 1860.

	Dr. Chambers of this review was the second in order of birth in a 
family of tour children. In his youthful days he was a pupil in the 
public schools and mastered the branches of learning taught in 
successive grades until he became a high school pupil. After leaving 
the high school he entered the St. Louis Dental College at St. Louis, 
Missouri, and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1875. He then 
removed to southeastern Missouri and took up his professional work, in 
which he continued successfully for three years, after which he removed 
to Fairfield, Illinois. There he remained for eight years and was 
successfully engaged in a lucrative practice at that point, but 
contemplating a change, he decided upon Denver and soon afterward came 
to this city. He has since ranked with the leading dental surgeons of 
his adopted city and is one of the four oldest members of the 
profession in the state in years of continuous connection with active 
practice. He has always been accorded a liberal practice and throughout 
the intervening years he has kept in touch with the latest researches 
and scientific discoveries which have had to do with professional skill 
and efficiency. He belongs to the Denver Dental Society, of which he 
has been the president, and he also has membership in the Colorado 
State Dental Society. In addition to his profession he is president of 
the Minerals Recovery Company.

	On March 8, 1887, in Fairfield, Illinois, Dr. Chambers was united 
in marriage to Miss Anna Bennett and to them were born four children: 
Mrs. Sally Bryan, who pursued her education in the schools of 
Fairfield, Illinois; Mrs. Hattie Hudson, who was born in Fairfield in 
1891 and later attended the Denver high school; and Lilburn, who was 
born in Fairfield, Illinois, in 1892, and is now in the aviation 
service of the United States Army with the rank of major.

	Dr. Chambers is identified with the Knights of Pythias and with 
the Fraternal Union. In politics he maintains an independent course, 
voting according to the dictates of his judgment without regard to 
party ties. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the 
Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Chambers and his family are widely and 
favorably known in Denver, where he has so long resided, and his 
personal worth as well as his professional ability have gained for him 
the high regard in which he is uniformly held.