WM. P. CHAMBERS, merchant; P. O. Paris; was born June 13, 1842, in
Louisville, Ky., and since 1859 has been identified with the business
interests of this place. In December, 1865, he married Kate, daughter of
James and Mary C. (Williams) Duncan. James was a son of Major Jerry
Duncan, a farmer who was an old resident of the County of Bourbon. Mary
Williams was a daughter of Major George W. Williams, a lawyer and a man of
prominence in his profession. W. P. and Kate Chambers have one son, James
D., born Oct. 23, 1881. W. P. is a son of J. Sprigg Chambers, born in
Mason County, Ky., Oct. 30, 1810; his wife was Martha Phillips, born Dec.
21, 1816; they were married Feb. 6, 1834, at Maysville; she (Martha) was a
daughter of W. B. Phillips, a merchant and prominent business of Mason
County, Ky. The paternal grandsire of W. P. was Hon. John Chambers, who
was born Oct. 6, 1780, in New Jersey. In 1794 he was brought to Kentucky
and for several years lived in Washington, Mason Co. He received a
thorough education, completing the same at Transylvania University, at
Lexington. From 1797 to 1800 was a Deputy in the Court. He begun the
practice of his profession in 1800. In 1812 he served in that was a Major
and Aide to General Harrison at the battle of the Thames; was elected to
the Legislature in 1812, and re-elected several times. Was for some time
Commonwealth Attorney, served in Congress from 1828 to 1829, and from
1835 to 1839; was offered a seat in the Court of Appeals in 1832; in 1835
he accepted an appointment of Associate Judge of the Court from the
Governor of the Territory of Iowa. Gov. Chambers died in Paris, Ky.,
Sept. 21, 1852.
