John Curtis Chamberlain
John Curtis Chamberlain was an American attorney and Federalist politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire who served as a member of the United States [House of Representatives] and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Early life
Chamberlain was born in Worcester in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He graduated from Harvard University in 1793. He read law, being superintended by Benjamin West of Charleston. He was admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1796 and began practicing law in Alstead, New Hampshire.Career
Chamberlain wrote a series of essays as The Hermit which appeared for a year or more in "The Farmer's Museum" beginning in the summer of 1796. He also was ghost writer for Mrs. Susanna Willard Johnson's "A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Johnson" in 1796. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1802 to 1804. In 1804, he moved to Charlestown, New Hampshire becoming partners with Benjamin West until West's death in 1817.Elected as a Federalist to the 11th [United States Congress|Eleventh Congress], Chamberlain served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1811. After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law. He served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives again in 1818. He continued his practice until he moved in 1826 to Utica, New York.
Chamberlain was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.