Charles McClellan Chambers

Full Name: Charles McClellan "Mac" Chambers
Date of birth: September 30, 1877
Date of death: March 13, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	2	Jan 10, 1905 - Jun 27, 1907	29th ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Clarksville / Red River		Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus
H	4	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Clarksville / Red River		Red River

(1) Chambers resigned 6/27/1907, no successor. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 2
Jan 10, 1905 - Jun 27, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Clarksville / Red River
Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus

House District 4
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Clarksville / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/13/1933, p. 825. Death date 3/13/1933, Mayor of San Antonio. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 64, 3/13/1933, p. 762. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Charles McClellan Chambers, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume II, p. 250. Born 9/8/1877 in Clarksville, Red River County; present mayor of San Antonio. Son of E.S. and Sue Bell (Van Dyke) Chambers. (Created 8/7/2009.) HeritageQuest Online.
Biographical sketch, Charles McClellan Chambers, Volume V, pp. 2359-2360. Born 9/7/1877 in Clarksville, Red River County; son of E.S. and Sue Belle (Van Dyke) Chambers; "the youngest member ever elected to the Texas Legislature." A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Obituary, Mayor C.M. Chambers, "Public Rites Planned for Mayor," "Steffler Will Carry On as Mayor," "Friends Pay Tribute," "House Passes Resolution of Grief," and editorial, "Mayor Chambers, a Gallant Fighter," 3/13/1933, p. 1, 7, 10. San Antonio Light.

Military Service Notes

Member of 3rd Texas Volunteer Infantry, Spanish-American War. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.

Other Resources

Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Hon. Edward Sutton Chambers, married Susie B. Van Dyke, p. 166. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Charles McClelland Chambers, birth date 9/30/1877 in Clarksville; death date 3/13/1933 in San Antonio, Bexar County; lawyer (mayor of San Antonio, Texas). FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Charles McClellan Chambers, birth date 9/30/1877; permanent home address in San Antonio; lawyer; nearest relative Mrs. May Johnson Chambers; draft registration 9/13/1918 in San Antonio, Bexar County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Charles McClellan Chambers, birth date 9/30/1877, death date 3/13/1933, burial in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Towns and City Corporations (Chair)
29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs Confederate Home, Investigate Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Internal Improvements Military Affairs (Chair) Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Land and Land Office
26th R.S. - 1899 Federal Relations Judiciary No. 2 Labor Privileges and Elections

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