Career
Chambers was born in Llanelly House in the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was the son of William Chambers, a Welsh landowner of the Chambers family. Chambers codified the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" upon which modern-day boxing is based.
In 1867, he established the rules, which include the required use of boxing gloves, the ten-count, and three-minute rounds.
He was also a catalyst in the founding of British amateur athletics, having founded the Amateur Athletic Club in 1866, and was present at the formation of the Amateur Athletic Association in 1880. Chambers also rowed twice in the Boat Race for Cambridge in 1862 and 1863, losing both times, and coached six Light Blues crews in 1865-1866, again defeats, and 1871-1874 when Cambridge put together four straight victories, including the first on sliding seats in 1873.
Chambers died, aged forty, at 10 Wetherby Terrace, Earls Court, London on 4 March 1883 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.