The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
D. A. CHAMBERS DIES
Nell-knOWn Citizen Passes
Away After Long Illness.
HAD HELD VARIOUS OFFICES
Lawyer, Railroad Representatives,
Churchman, and University Trus-
tee for Muny Years-For Some
Time Served as Private Secretary
10 Senator John sherman,

David Abbot Chambers died yesterday
morning at S o'clock at his residence,
Ilf1 Q street
While his recent somewhat protracted
Illness has been quite generally known
among his friends, il was known TO only
a few that he was afflicted with a pro-
gressive disease of the arteries from
which there was little hope of recovery.
David Abbot Chambers, son Of Dr.
David and Mary Ann Chambers, was born
in GAINESVILLE. Ohio, May 30, lSl, and re-
ceived his early education in the public
schools of that city
He removed % Washington in 1893.
where he entered the Union Academy and
subsequently, Columbian now George
Washington University remaining until
his junior year, when he completed Lis
college course at Marietta College, Ohio,
graduating in 1860 with the degree Of
bachelor Of arts the head of his class,
and its youngest member. He subse-
quently received the degree Of master OF
arts from the same institution.
Held Various Offices.
Returning 10 Washington, Mr.. Chambers
held vari0us offices under the Federal
government He studied law with Mr.
Nathaniel Wilson, of the Washington bar,
and aftcrward was private secretary to
John Sherman during a portion of the
latter's early career as a United States
Senator. enjoying the friendship and shar-
ing the confidence of that statesman until
the time OF his DEATH
Retiring from the government service
in 1874 he entered into practice as an
attorney. His knowledge OF the work
Of the Interior Department before which
he practced with marked success, was
most exhaustive. For many years pre-
ceding hfs death hc was the Washington
representative of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company. the Union Pacific
Company. the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. and their railroad and steam
ship lines, and did much. in a character
isticaily modest way, TO aid in the de-
velopmeut of these great properties. He
had the warm personal friendship of Col
Dis T. Huntington
Nr. Chambers was c6uuected with the
Calvary Baptist Church almost from its
organization Elected librarian Of the
sunday Stlsol as q young man, ne save
it The benefit OF his literary taste and
scholarly attainmCnrs over a period Of
thirty-eight years. His devotion 10 the
best interests of his church. his business
ability and the confidence of the church
people iH his leadership have been rec
oguized by the fact that during the past
twenty years he has been almost c0ntin-
u1usiy a trustee
I'm Tie meantime he has also served
upon the board OF trustees of Columbian
University, and afterward continued in
his position when this Institution became
the George Washington University
Married IN Ohio.
Mr.. Chambers. Oh October 26. 1860. mar
ried at Zanesviua. Ohio Elizabeth Key
ser Fracl-er, daughter of John Ttieston
and Eeturah Benson Keyser) Fracker.
He thus passes away within a. week of
the forty-second anniversary of his we'd
ding day
IIc is survived hy his wife and three
ehiIdrcn-Rev. TiIe-,aa Fracker Cham
bers, pastor of the First Baptist Church
oT Saratoga Springs. \. " Mrs William
A. Mearns. of this city, and David Lau-
rance Chambers, of Indianapolis. Ind