In addition to being a Chief Justice of the Orphans Court Henry V. Chamberlain also served as an Overseer of Roads, Keeper of a Ferry and County Sheriff. In 1823 he served as Assessor of Taxes. He was a senior partner in the law firm of Chamberlain & Ervin. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Chamberlain began practicing law in Maine and came to Mobile in 1816. Henry and his wife Hannah established a prominent line of lawyers and judges in Mobile. It was during his term as Chief Justice of the Orphans Court, in November 1819, that Alabama became a part of the United States of America. His son, Henry Vassal Chamberlain, Jr., served as Mayor of Mobile from 1839 to 1840.
Henry's brother, John Curtis Chamberlain, served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was elected to Congress where he represented New Hampshire's Second District. Another brother, Levi Chamberlain was a distinguished New Hampshire lawyer. He won a seat in the State Senate, 9th District and was a New Hampshire delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1856 and a member of the Peace Congress of 1861. One of Henry V. Chamberlain's descendants, in more recent years, was the noted Mobile attorney, Bart Chamberlain.
Henry's brother, John Curtis Chamberlain, served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was elected to Congress where he represented New Hampshire's Second District. Another brother, Levi Chamberlain was a distinguished New Hampshire lawyer. He won a seat in the State Senate, 9th District and was a New Hampshire delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1856 and a member of the Peace Congress of 1861. One of Henry V. Chamberlain's descendants, in more recent years, was the noted Mobile attorney, Bart Chamberlain.
In addition to being a Chief Justice of the Orphans Court Henry V. Chamberlain also served as an Overseer of Roads, Keeper of a Ferry and County Sheriff. In 1823 he served as Assessor of Taxes. He was a senior partner in the law firm of Chamberlain & Ervin. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Chamberlain began practicing law in Maine and came to Mobile in 1816. Henry and his wife Hannah established a prominent line of lawyers and judges in Mobile. It was during his term as Chief Justice of the Orphans Court, in November 1819, that Alabama became a part of the United States of America. His son, Henry Vassal Chamberlain, Jr., served as Mayor of Mobile from 1839 to 1840.
Henry's brother, John Curtis Chamberlain, served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was elected to Congress where he represented New Hampshire's Second District. Another brother, Levi Chamberlain was a distinguished New Hampshire lawyer. He won a seat in the State Senate, 9th District and was a New Hampshire delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1856 and a member of the Peace Congress of 1861. One of Henry V. Chamberlain's descendants, in more recent years, was the noted Mobile attorney, Bart Chamberlain.
Henry's brother, John Curtis Chamberlain, served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was elected to Congress where he represented New Hampshire's Second District. Another brother, Levi Chamberlain was a distinguished New Hampshire lawyer. He won a seat in the State Senate, 9th District and was a New Hampshire delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1856 and a member of the Peace Congress of 1861. One of Henry V. Chamberlain's descendants, in more recent years, was the noted Mobile attorney, Bart Chamberlain.
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