Chamberlain, Daniel Henry, 1835-1907

Attorney and politician. A native of Massachusetts, during the Civil War he was a lieutenant of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment (an African American unit) and from 1866 to about 1876 lived in South Carolina, where he was elected governor in 1874. Chamberlain lost his office in 1876 and left South Carolina to practice law in New York.

From the description of Letter, 1885 Feb. 9. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522002

Attorney and politician; native of Massachusetts; during American Civil War he served as a lieutenant of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment (an African American unit); lived in South Carolina from 1866 to ca. 1876 during Reconstruction; served as attorney general of S.C., 1868-1872; member, S.C. Constitutional Convention, 1868; elected governor in 1874 on the Republican ticket. Chamberlain lost his office in 1876 and left South Carolina to practice law in New York; professor, 1883-1897, at Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.); son of Eli Chamberlain and Achsah Forbes Chamberlain; husband of Alice Ingersoll Chamberlain..

From the description of Daniel Henry Chamberlain papers, 1872-1925. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42450797

Columbia (Richland Co.), S.C. resident.

From the description of Letters, 1874-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36854538