Cache-Weber County UT Archives Biographies.....Chambers, Alma H. 1882 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 September 2, 2011, 12:02 am Source: See below Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher ALMA H. CHAMBERS. Alma H. Chambers, city engineer of Logan, was born in Ogden, Utah, June 12, 1882, a son of Alma D. Chambers, who was also a natice [sic] of Utah, and a grandson of John G. and Maria (Duffin) Chambers, both of whom were natives of England. On emigrating to America they came to Utah as pioneer residents of the state, settling at Salt Lake and afterward removing to Logan. Subsequently they established their home at Ogden, where their remaining days were passed. The grandfather was a book and stationery merchant of Ogden and was a prominent and active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The father, Alma D. Chambers, was reared and educated in Salt Lake, in Ogden and in Logan. When his textbooks were put aside he learned the printer's trade, which he followed for many years, and for sixteen consecutive years he filled the office of treasurer of Weber county, proving a most capable and trustworthy official, discharging his duties with marked promptness and fidelity. In politics he was a stanch republican and was very active In support of progressive political and civic measures. He was regarded as a man of marked ability throughout Weber county and did everything in his power to promote the public welfare along material, political and moral lines. The mother, Anne P. (Holroyd) Chambers, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Edward and Dinah Holroyd, who were of English and Welsh lineage respectively, the former having been born in England, while the latter was a native of the little rock-ribbed country of Wales. Their daughter, Mrs. Chambers, is still living and by her marriage she became the mother of six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom one son and one daughter have now passed away. Alma H. Chambers of this review was the eldest of the family. In the acquirement of his education he attended the public and high schools of Ogden and afterward entered the University of Utah, from which he was graduated in 1905 with the degrees of Mining Engineer and Bachelor of Science. Following the completion of his university course he entered upon the active practice of his profession and from 1908 until 1917 was assistant county engineer of Cache county. From the latter date to the present time he has occupied the position of city engineer and has done important work in this connection. On first coming to Logan he was employed by the county to draft the present record ownership plats-the first plats made for the county. He also engages in the general practice of his profession in a private capacity in addition to his duties as city engineer and the efficiency of his work has gained for him a liberal patronage. Another activity of his life that is of interest is the fact that when he first left the university he was appointed by the state commission as the representative of Utah in 1905 at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, and was there the assistant director of the mineral exhibit, continuing as such until the close of the exposition. Mr. Chambers was married in Salt Lake Temple on the 21st of September, 1910, to Miss Lois Edna Daniels, a native of Provo, Utah, and a daughter of Thomas E. and Annie (Hickman) Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers became the parents of a daughter, Lois D., who was born in Logan, August 26, 1911. The wife and mother passed away May 13, 1913, at the age of twenty-eight years. In religious belief Mr. Chambers is connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Politically he is a republican where national questions and issues are involved, but at local elections he casts an independent ballot. He belongs to the Logan Commercial Boosters Club and to the Utah Society of Engineers-associations which indicate the nature of his interests. That Mr. Chambers is a resourceful man is indicated by the fact that during the summer months and other vacation periods before he had completed school he was employed and through his earnings was enabled to continue his studies. He was very ambitious to progress along that line and become well qualified for the duties and responsibilities of later life. His success is due entirely to his persistency of purpose and his indefatigable efforts, and his study and experience have well qualified him to solve many important professional problems. Additional Comments: Extracted from UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATED VOLUME IV CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1920 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/bios/chambers44nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/utfiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb