Joseph Chambers (politician)

English-born Australian politician

Joseph Chambers (1815 - 16 July 1884) was an English-born Australian politician.[1]

He was born in Portsmouth and worked as a solicitor before entering politics. On 25 November 1843 he married Mary Jane Way; his second marriage, on 13 October 1873, was to widow Mary Kelly.[1]

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Maitland at the 1859 election,[2] but his seat was declared vacant two months later on his appointment as Crown Prosecutor at Quarter Sessions,[3] allocated to the Western District.[4]

Chambers died at East Maitland in 1884 (aged 68–69).[1][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Mr Joseph Chambers (1815-1884)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
3. ^ "Appointment: Joseph Chambers Crown Proecutor". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 169\. 30 August 1859. p. 1899. Retrieved 5 September 2020 - via Trove.
4. ^ a b "Death at East Maitland of Mr. Joseph Chambers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 5 September 2020 - via Trove.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New district |  Member for East Maitland
1859  | Succeeded by

James Dickson