Background
Chambliss, Alexander Wilds was born on September 10, 1864 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Alexander and Mary (Mauldin) Chambliss.
Chambliss, Alexander Wilds was born on September 10, 1864 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Alexander and Mary (Mauldin) Chambliss.
Educated preparatory and high schools and under private tutors. Studied law under Augustine T. Smythe, Charleston, South Carolina., and General William H. Payne, Warrenton, Virginia.
Admitted to Virginia State bar, 1884. Began practice at Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1886. Member firm Chambliss & Chambliss until 1911, Sizer, Chambliss & Chambliss, 1911-1923.
Vice-president Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company.
Member firm Chambliss & Chambliss until 1911, Sizer, Chambliss & Chambliss, 1911-1923. Member State Senate, Tennessee, 1899-1900. Member American, Tennessee State, and Chattanooga Law Library bar associations, Sons Confederate Veterans, etc.
Mason, Knights of Pythias. Clubs: Civitan (honorary), Kiwanis (honorary), Mountain City, Fairyland Country.
Married Lillian Carter Nelson, April.; married second, Agnes Shalliday, July 1933 (died November 15, 1946). Children: John Alexander II, Lillian Nelson.