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Charles McClellan Chambers Full Name: Charles McClellan "Mac" Chambers Date of birth: September 8, 1877 Date of death: March 13, 1933 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 2 Jan 10, 1905 - Jun 27, 1907 29th (3)   30th (1) (2)   Democrat Clarksville / Red River   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus H 4 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th   Democrat Clarksville / Red River   Red River (1) Chambers resigned 6/27/1907, no successor. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (3) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/13/1933, p. 825. Death date 3/13/1933, Mayor of San Antonio. Resolutions - Memorial. 43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 64, 3/13/1933, p. 762. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Hon. Edward Sutton Chambers, married Susie B. Van Dyke, p. 166. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. Obituary, "Mayor Chambers Dies of Heart Attack," "Public Rites Planned for Mayor," "Steffler Will Carry On as Mayor," "Friends Pay Tribute," "House Passes Resolution of Grief," and Editorial, "Mayor Chambers, a Gallant Fighter," 3/13/1933, p. 1, 7, 10. San Antonio Light. Biographical sketch, Charles McClellan Chambers, Volume II, p. 250. Born 9/8/1877 in Clarksville, Red River County; present mayor of San Antonio. Son of E.S. and Sue Bell (Van Dyke) Chambers. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930. Photographs Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. , 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 30th R.S. - 1907 Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Towns and City Corporations (Chair)  29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs   Confederate Home, Investigate   Constitutional Amendments   Federal Relations   Internal Improvements   Military Affairs (Chair)  Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Land and Land Office   26th R.S. - 1899 Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 2   Labor   Privileges and Elections

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