Robert Nelson Chamberlain (July 24, 1856 – September 20, 1917) (sometimes spelled Chamberlin[1][2]) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and as an Associate Justice and later as the second Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court.[3]
Hon. Robert Nelson Chamberlain | |
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| 2nd Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court | |
| In office January 23, 1917 – September 20, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Robert G. Pike |
| Succeeded by | John Kivel |
| Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court | |
| In office 1904–1917 | |
| Succeeded by | John Eliot Allen |
| Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1893–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Gay Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Stephen S. Jewett |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1856 Bangor, New York |
| Died | September 19, 1917 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Life
editChamberlin was born on July 24, 1856, in Bangor, New York, but moved to Berlin, New Hampshire, when he was a child. As an adult, Chamberlain became interested in town and state affairs and became a lawyer, the first lawyer in said town.[2]
Chamberlin became involved with politics, and from 1893 to 1895, he served as the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[4] In 1904, he was appointed as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court. Chamberlain was appointed as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court in 1917 to replace Robert G. Pike who had died.[3]
Chamberlain died in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1917.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Manual for the General Court by New Hampshire. Dept. of State. 1931. no. 22. pp. 117, 140.
- ^ a b Reminiscences of Early Berlin (PDF), Berlin, New Hampshire: Brown Company, February 1, 1926, p. 10
- ^ a b c "Obituary Chief Justice R. N. Chamberlain", New York Times, New York, New York, September 21, 1917
- ^ Richard Herndon, ed. (1898), Men of Progress: Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in and of the State of New Hampshire, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Magazine, p. 46
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