From Find-A-Grave.
Son of Joseph Gaston Chambers, born November 25, 1780 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Died August 8, 1864 in Zanesville, Ohio. Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville.
As a teenager, he was a confidential rider for George Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion.
As a young adult, he moved to Zanesville, Ohio, and began a local newspaper and became Ohio state printer
He was elected to represent Ohio to fill the seat of John C. Wright in the U.S. House of Representatives and served 1821-1823.
From Wikipedia.
David Chambers learned the art of printing from Benjamin Franklin Bache, the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. He moved to Zanesville in 1810. During the War of 1812, he was aide-de-camp to Major General Lewis Cass. Member of the Ohio House of Representatives 1814-1815 and served as Zanesville's mayor.
Chambers was affiliated with the Whig Party.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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