Researching Montague Chambers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17030 people with the Chambers surname? In that year Chambers was ranked number 219 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Montague Chambers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Montague Chambers and the Chambers Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 24817 people with the Chambers surname in the UK? Chambers is now ranked number 204 for popularity in the UK. |
Chambers Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 112415 people with the Chambers surname in the USA? Chambers is ranked number 120 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Montague Chambers
Montague Chambers
Montague Chambers QC (November 1799 – 18 September 1885) was an English lawyer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1852 and 1874.
Chambers was the son of George Chambers, son of the architect Sir William Chambers and his wife Jane Rodney, daughter of Admiral the 1st Baron Rodney. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and served in the Grenadier Guards.
In February 1828, he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. He became editor of "The Law Journal" in 1835. He went on the Home circuit and in 1845 was appointed a Queen's Counsel. He was a bencher of his inn and a member of the Royal Institution.
Chambers stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Greenwich at a by-election in February 1852, but was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich at the general election in July 1852. He was defeated at the 1857 general election. In 1865 he stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Bedford. He was elected an MP for Devonport at a by-election on 22 May 1866, and held the seat until he stood down from the Commons at the 1874 general election.
Chambers died in the Fulham district at the age of 85.
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