David Chambers (1780-1864)

Birthplace

 Allentown, Pa.

Occupation

 Printer, farmer
Congressional Service House 1821-23 (NR-Ohio), replacing John Crafts Wright, resigned

Newspapers
Apprentice, Philadelphia Aurora,  ca. 1796
Zanesville Muskingum Messenger, 1810-16

Federal appointments
Aide to Gen. Lewis Cass during the War of 1812
Commissioner to receive subscriptions for Second Bank of the United States, 1816
Other offices
State Printer, 1810-12 
Secretary, Ohio state senate, ca. 1810s
Clerk of the court of common pleas, Muskingum County, Ohio, 1817-21
Mayor of Zanesville
Member, Ohio House of Reps., 1814, 1828, 1836-38, 1841-42; state senate, 1843-44, president of state senate, 1844
Delegate to the state constitutional convention, 1850

Notes
Express rider for Pres. Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion campaign
Source (beyond what is listed in the Guide to Research Collections): David Chambers Papers, American Antiquarian Society

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