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Henry Cousins Chambers | |
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| Member of the Confederate House of Representatives for Mississippi | |
| In office February 18, 1862 – March 18, 1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1823 |
| Died | May 1, 1871 (aged 47) |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Education | College of New Jersey |
Henry Cousins Chambers (July 26, 1823 – May 1, 1871) was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War.
He was born in Limestone County, Alabama, the son of Henry H. Chambers who had briefly served as a US senator from Alabama.[1] The younger Chambers attended the College of New Jersey (later renamed to Princeton University),[1] moved to Mississippi and served in the state legislature representing Coahoma County from 1859-1861.[2] Following the secession of Mississippi from the Union in 1861, Chambers represented the state in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865.[1]
He killed his opponent for Confederate Congress, William Augustus Lake, in a duel in 1861.[3][1] Chambers ran unopposed for reelection in 1863, and was a strong ally of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the House, advocating for national control over military matters and conscription programs stronger than those that actually came into effect.[1]
Chambers died on May 1, 1871 in Bolivar County, Mississippi and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.[1]
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[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Warner, Ezra J.; Yearns, W. Buck (1975). Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 44–45. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. p. 73.
- ↑ "Fatal Duel Between Mississippians". The Charleston Mercury. October 17, 1861. p. 1. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- 1823 births
- 1871 deaths
- People from Limestone County, Alabama
- Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Mississippi
- Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi lawyers
- American duellists
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature