Chambers Kellar Biography This biography appears on page 623 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm CHAMBERS KELLAR. Chambers Kellar is the senior partner in the firm of Kellar & Stanley, attorneys and counselors at law of Lead. He is a Tennessean by birth, a son of Colonel Andrew J. and Margaret (Chambers) Kellar, of Memphis, Tennessee. His ancestors were residents of the south for several generations and there it was that Chambers Kellar was born and reared. In the pursuit of his education he attended Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennessee, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He won first honors in his class, held the fellowship in English and pursued one year's post-graduate work. He was also captain of the university ball team for two seasons and during his college days became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Having qualified for the bar, Mr. Kellar entered upon the practice of law at Hot Springs, South Dakota. No dreary novitiate awaited him. It was not long before he had secured a good clientage and had become recognized as an able member of the bar. He served as city attorney of Hot Springs and also as states attorney of Fall River county. In 1898 he entered into partnership with ax-Senator Gideon C. Moody, of Deadwood, an association that was maintained for six years, when, upon the death of Judge Moody in 1904, Mr. Kellar was elected as general counsel for the Homestake Mining Company and removed to Lead, where he is now engaged in the practice of law as senior member of the firm of Kellar & Stanley. In 1902 Mr. Kellar was united in marriage to Miss Florence Bullock, a daughter of Captain Seth Bullock, of South Dakota They have gained a wide acquaintance in this state and enjoy the friendly regard of the majority of those with whom they have been brought in contact. In his law practice Mr. Kellar has progressed step by step and now has responsible professional connections.