Robert H. Chamberlain

Robert Horace Chamberlain
19th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
1892 – January 14, 1910[1]
Preceded bySamuel D. Nye
Succeeded byBenjamin D. Dwinnell
Deputy Sheriff
of Worcester County, Massachusetts and keeper of the House of Correction[2]
In office
1888–1890
Appointed byAugustus B. R. Sprague
Deputy Sheriff
of Worcester County, Massachusetts and keeper of the House of Correction[2]
In office
1888–1892
Appointed bySamuel D. Nye
Superintendent of Sewers for
The City of
Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
1870[3]–1888
Appointed byJames B. Blake[2]
Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward 3[2]
In office
1869[3]–1870[3]
Personal details
Born(1838-06-16)June 16, 1838
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedJune 28, 1910(1910-06-28) (aged 72)
Worcester, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Esther Browning
​
(m. 1865)​
[2]
OccupationLaw enforcement officer
Corrections officer
Politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of serviceSeptember 25, 1862-July 27, 1863 (Company A) 51st Mass. Enlisted as a Sergeant;[4] (9 month enlistment)[4]
July 20, 1864-November 30, 1864[4] Company F; 60th Mass.[2] Enlisted as a lieutenant; promoted to captain[4]
Rank Sergeant; (Company A) 51st Mass.
Lieutenant;[4]
Captain (Company F) 60th Mass.[2]
UnitCompany A; 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Company F; 60th Mass.[2]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Horace Chamberlain (June 16, 1838 – June 28, 1910) was an American law enforcement officer, machinist, military officer and politician who served as the eighteenth Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 324
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