Chambers, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1841-1925

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Henry A. Chambers was a native of North Carolina who became a lawyer, historian, legislator, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and U.S. Post Office agent in Tennessee.

From the description of Henry A. Chambers papers, 1832-1925. WorldCat record id: 24095829

Native of North Carolina; lawyer, historian, legislator, member of Tennessee House of Representatives; U.S. Post Office agent in Tennessee; of Chattanooga, Tenn.

From the description of Henry Alexander Chambers diaries, 1874-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 243468685

Confederate soldier.

From the description of Correspondence, 1864-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20649294

Henry Chambers was a member of the Davidson College class of 1864. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861. He taught in Morganton, N.C., then became a lawyer. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and as a state senator.

From the description of Reminiscences, 1917. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 722092269

Henry A. (Henry Alexander) Chambers (1841-1925), native of Iredell County, N.C., was a lawyer, historian, statistician, legislator, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and United States Post Office agent in Tennessee. During the Civil War, Chambers was a captain with the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment.

Chambers was married first to Laura Lenoir (fl. 1877-1891) and later to Lizzie Welcker Turner.

From the guide to the Henry A. Chambers Papers, 1832-1925, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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creatorOf Chambers, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1841-1925. Reminiscences, 1917. Davidson College, Davidson College Library
creatorOf Henry A. Chambers Papers, 1832-1925 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Chambers, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1841-1925. Henry A. Chambers papers, 1832-1925. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Chambers, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1841-1925. Correspondence, 1864-1865. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Chambers, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1841-1925. Henry Alexander Chambers diaries, 1874-1893. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
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associatedWith Davidson College corporateBody
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correspondedWith McQueen, E. P. person
correspondedWith Pritchard, Robert person
correspondedWith Richmond, Theodore person
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Chattanooga (Tenn.)
United States
Tennessee--Chattanooga
Madisonville (Tenn.)
United States
Confederate States of America
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
North Carolina
Southern States
Loudon (Tenn.)
Tennessee, East
Tennessee
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Birth 1841

Death 1925

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