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Joseph Chambers
Gender:
Male
Born:
February 15, 1799
Died:
October 6, 1851
Home Town:
Chestertown, PA
Biographical Notes:
Joseph Chambers was the son of Benjamin Chambers and Elizabeth (Forman) Chambers. After attending Litchfield Law School, Joseph was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Chambersburg, PA for almost thirty years until his death.
Education
Years at LLS:
1820-1822
Other Education:
Graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1818.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer
Admitted To Bar:
1821
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Benjamin Lee Chambers
Brother
LLS (1821-1823) - Elizabeth Forman Chambers
Mother - Benjamin Chambers
Father
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Litchfield Eagle, October 7, 1822; Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 17.
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