BIOGRAPHIES - CHAMBERS, William P., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: William P. CHAMBERS _________________________________________ Birth: June 13, 1842, Louisville, Kentucky Father: J. Sprigg CHAMBERS Mother: Martha PHILLIPS (1816-) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Kate DUNCAN Father: James DUNCAN Mother: Mary C. WILLIAMS Children: James D. WM. P. CHAMBERS,1 merchant; P. O. Paris; was born June 13, 1842, in Louisville, Ky., and since 1839 has been identified with the business interests of this place. In December, 1865, he married Kate, daughter of James and Mary C. (Williams) Duncan. James was a son of Major Jerry Duncan, a farmer who was an old resident of the County of Bourbon. Mary Williams was a daughter of Major George W. Williams, a lawyer and a man of prominence in his profession. W. P. and Kate Chambers have one son, James D., born Oct. 1881. W. P. is a son of J. Sprigg Chambers, born in Mason County, Ky., Oct. 30, 1810; his wife was Martha Phillips, born Dec. 21, 1816; they were married Feb. 6, 1834, at Maysville; she (Martha), was a daughter of W. B. Phillips, a merchant and prominent business man of Mason County, Ky. The, paternal grandsire of W. P. was Hon. John Chambers, who was born Oct. 6, 1780, in New Jersey. In 1794 he was brought to Kentucky, and for several years lived in Washington, Mason Co. He received a thorough education, completing the same at Transylvania University, at Lexington. From 1797 to 1800 was a Deputy in the Court. He begun the practice of his profession in 1800. In 1812 he served in that war as Major, and Aide to General Harrison at the battle of the Thames; was elected to the Legislature in 1812, and re-elected several times. Was for some time Commonwealth Attorney; served in Congress from 1828 to 1829, and from 1835 to 1839; was offered a seat in the Court of Appeals in 1832; in 1835 he accepted an appointment of Associate Judge of the Court from the Governor, but resigned on account of ill health. From 1841 to 1845 he served as Governor of the Territory of Iowa. Gov. Chambers died in Paris, Ky., Sept. 21, 1852. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 458 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.