Famous People with Name Chambers

Barzillai (Benjamin) J. Chambers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barzillai (Benjamin) J. Chambers: was an American surveyor, lawyer, and politician of the Gilded Age from Texas. He unsuccessfully ran for Vice President on the ticket of the Greenback Labor Party and James Baird Weaver in 1880. The pair received only 3.3% of the popular vote and no elect

John Thomas Chambers, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Thomas Chambers, Jr.: was an American politician from Maryland.Chambers served on the Annapolis, Maryland City Council for fourteen years. In 1981, the city council named Chambers mayor of Annapolis and he became the first African American to served as Mayor of Annapolis.

John Chambers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Chambers: was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and the second Governor of the Iowa Territory. In 1794 he moved with his father to Washington, Mason County, Kentucky. After studying law he was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced practice in Washington, Kent

Ernest (Ernie) W. Chambers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernest (Ernie) W. Chambers: is a former Nebraska State Senator who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature. He is also a civil rights activist and is considered by most citizens of Nebraska as the most prominent and outspoken African American leader

Henry Cousins Chambers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Cousins Chambers: was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War.He later moved to Mississippi and served in the state legislature in 1859. He represented Mississippi in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865.