William W. Chalmers

William Wallace Chalmers
William Wallace Chalmers
	1921 or 1922
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's ninth district
	In office; March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	Isaac R. Sherwood
Succeeded by	Isaac R. Sherwood
	In office; March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	Isaac R. Sherwood
Succeeded by	Wilbur M. White
Personal details
Born	November 1, 1861; Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
Died	October 1, 1944 (aged 82); Indianapolis, Indiana
Resting place	Crown Hill Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Michigan; Michigan State Normal School; Heidelberg University

William Wallace Chalmers (November 1, 1861 – October 1, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, Chalmers moved with his parents to Kent County, near Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1865. He attended the public schools, and Michigan State Normal School. He graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1887, from Eureka College in 1889, and from Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio, in 1904. He was a teacher and principal of schools until 1890. Superintendent of schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1890 to 1898 and in Toledo, Ohio from 1898 to 1905. He served as president of the University of Toledo in 1904. He engaged at different periods in farming, lumbering and, in the real-estate and insurance business at Toledo, Ohio.

Chalmers was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.

Chalmers was elected to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 1, 1944. He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Sources

United States Congress. "William W. Chalmers (id: C000274)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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External links

William W. Chalmers at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Isaac R. Sherwood	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th congressional district March 4, 1921–March 3, 1923	Succeeded by Isaac R. Sherwood
Preceded by Isaac R. Sherwood	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th congressional district March 4, 1925–March 3, 1931	Succeeded by Wilbur M. White

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