Montague Chambers QC (November 1799 – 18 September 1885) was an English lawyer and

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politician who sat in the

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in two periods between 1852 and 1874. Chambers was the son of George Chambers, son of the architect

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and his wife Jane Rodney, daughter of Admiral the 1st Baron Rodney. He was educated at the

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, and served in the

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. In February 1828, he was called to the bar at

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. He became editor of "The Law Journal" in 1835. He went on the Home circuit and in 1845 was appointed a

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. He was a bencher of his inn and a member of the

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.Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> Chambers stood unsuccessfully for parliament at

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at a by-election in February 1852, but was elected as a

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(MP) for Greenwich at the general election in July 1852. He was defeated at the 1857 general election. In 1865 he stood unsuccessfully for parliament at

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. He was elected an MP for Devonport at a by-election on 22 May 1866, and held the seat until he stood down from the Commons at the 1874 general election. Chambers died in the Fulham district at the age of 85.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Montague 1799 births 1885 deaths Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Grenadier Guards officers Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of Lincoln's Inn 19th-century King's Counsel UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874