Chamberlin, William Benjamin;  Johnstown, NY; now West Baton Rouge Parish,
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Chamberlin, William Benjamin, was born in Johnstown, N. Y., in 1819, and came
to Louisiana in 1838, and settled in the parish of West Baton Rouge. 
Following the example of his grandfather, who fought in the Revolutionary war,
Mr. Chamberlin volunteered for service in the Mexican war, as second
lieutenant of a Louisiana company.  Subsequently he held the position of clerk
of court in the parish of West Baton Rouge for a number of years, and later
practiced law with his partner, Col. H. M. Favrot.  Mr. Chamberlin's success
was due to integrity and business ability, which gained for him the
admiration, respect and confidence of all who knew him.  He died in West Baton
Rouge parish, at the age of 67 years.   He married Mary P. Clark, a. daughter
of Job Clark, who came from  his native state, New Jersey, to Louisiana, and
settled in West Feliciana parish.  Unto William B. and Mary P. (Clark)
Chamberlin 10 children were born.  Three of them died in infancy and 1 in
childhood, and 1 at the age of 14.  The following grew to maturity:  William
B., who died in 1911;  Mary Hester, now the widow of L. S. Hereford; 
Catherine Little, wife of George C. Burr;  Margaret, wife of W. W. Bynum, and 
Hugh Chamberlin, a well-known real estate dealer of Baton Rouge.  

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 95. 
Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical
Association.