Chambers, David, 1780-1864
Variant namesDavid Chambers (1780-1864) was a United States Representative from Ohio, a newspaper publisher, an Ohio State printer, volunteer aide-de-camp to General Lewis Cass in the War of 1812, mayor of Zanesville, Ohio, and a member of the Ohio State Senate. He was educated by his father, Joseph Gaston Chambers ( -1829), a liberal thinker and inventor. As an adolescent, Chambers served as a confidential express rider for President Washington during the 1794 Whisky Insurrection. He learned the art of printing as an apprentice to Benjamin Franklin Bache (1769-1798), a noted Philadelphia printer and publisher.
From the description of Papers, 1795-1822; 1851-1863; 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207123688
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. Charles Lanman collection on Dictionary of the United States Congress 1850-1986. | Ohio University, Alden Library | |
| referencedIn | Charles Lanman collection on Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1850-1986 | Ohio University | |
| creatorOf | Chambers, David, 1780-1864. Papers, 1795-1822; 1851-1863; 1905. | American Antiquarian Society | |
| creatorOf | David Chambers letter to General James Taylor Worthington, 1840 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Stanton, Benjamin, 1809-1872. Benjamin Stanton correspondence, 1856 July 30. | Library of Congress |
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| associatedWith | Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798. | person |
| associatedWith | Chambers, Joseph G., d. 1829. | person |
| associatedWith | Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. | person |
| correspondedWith | Stanton, Benjamin, 1809-1872. | person |
| associatedWith | Worthington, James Taylor, 1802-1881 | person |
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| Ohio | |||
| Zanesville (Ohio) |
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| Publishers and publishing |
| Apprentices |
| Patronage, Political |
| Printers |
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Birth 1780-11-25
Death 1864-08-08
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