Background
Chamberlain, John Curtis was born on June 5, 1772 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
United States representative politician
Chamberlain, John Curtis was born on June 5, 1772 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1793.
He read law, being superintended by Benjamin West of Charleston. He was admitted to the bar in 1796 and began practicing law in Alstead, New Hampshire. 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 Mistress
Susanna Willard Johnson"s "A Narrative of the Captivity of Mistress Johnson" in 1796. Elected as a Federalist to the 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 continued his practice until he moved in 1826 to Utica, New New York
Chamberlain died in Utica, Oneida County, New York on December 8, 1834 (age 62 years, 186 days).
He is interred at Mountain. Albion Cemetery, Albion, Orleans County, New New York
He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1802–1804. He served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives again in 1818. Chamberlain was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.