Background
Chamberlain, Abiram was born on December 7, 1837 in Colebrook, Connecticut, United States. Son of Abiram and Sophronia Ruth (Burt) Chamberlain.
Chamberlain, Abiram was born on December 7, 1837 in Colebrook, Connecticut, United States. Son of Abiram and Sophronia Ruth (Burt) Chamberlain.
Educated Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts. (Doctor of Laws, Wesleyan University, 1903).
He was a student of civil engineering at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Chamberlain worked at father"s engineering firm for many years. Chamberlain entered into banking and at the age of thirty, in 1867, he was elected Cashier of the Home National Bank of Meriden and moved to that city.In 1881 he was elected president of that bank and served as president of the New Britain National Bank in 1881.
He also served as vice president of the Meriden Savings Bank.
During his tenure, he signed legislation that sanctioned the establishment of the Connecticut State Police, and he endorsed laws that assisted workers. On January 4, 1905, Chamberlain left office and retired from public service.
He returned to his various business interests in Meriden. Chamberlain died on May 15, 1911, (age 73 years, 159 days).
He is interred at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Entering into politics in the 1870s, as a member of the Meriden city council, Chamberlain also served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1877 to 1878, and was Connecticut"s state comptroller from 1901 to 1902.
Married Charlotte East. Roberts, November 21, 1872.