David Chambers (November 25, 1780 – August 8, 1864) was a

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from

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Early life and career

Born in

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, Chambers was tutored by his father. He served as a confidential express rider for President

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during the Whisky Insurrection in 1794. Beginning in 1796, he learned the art of printing while working in a newspaper office under

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. He moved to

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, in 1810, where he established a newspaper and was elected State printer. During the

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, he volunteered as an aide-de-camp to Major General

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. He served as recorder and mayor of Zanesville, and as a member of the

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in 1814, 1828, from 1836 to 1838, 1841, and 1842. He served as clerk of the

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in 1817 and the court of common pleas of Muskingum County from 1817 to 1821.

Congress

Chambers was subsequently elected as a

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to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect John C. Wright and served from October 9, 1821, to March 3, 1823. He was not a candidate for renomination in the subsequent election. Chambers was affiliated with the Whig Party after its formation in 1833. He served as member of the State senate in 1843 and 1844, and as president of the senate in 1844. In 1850, he served as delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1850. He was active in agricultural pursuits until 1856. On August 8, 1864, Chambers died in Zanesville, Ohio. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

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