| Robert Chamberlin | |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| In office 1955–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1920-06-07)June 7, 1920 Hecla, South Dakota |
| Died | September 10, 2013(2013-09-10) (aged 93) Kernersville, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jane Dorothy Pope |
| Children | Merritt Pope Chamberlin, Deborah Chamberlin Ahlman |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
Robert Mather Chamberlin (June 7, 1920 – September 10, 2013) was an American politician in the state of South Dakota who was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1955 to 1964. Chamberlin was an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin and also attended the University of Southern California for his first two years of college on a baseball scholarship. He was a farmer/cattle rancher in Hecla, South Dakota and served as mayor of Hecla. He was also a former high school teacher in Orlando, Florida. He served in the Navy as a pilot during World War II in the Pacific earning a Silver Star. He also ran as a Democratic candidate for Governor of South Dakota in the 1966 and 1968 elections. He died in 2013, aged 93.
References
- "Robert Chamberlin". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- Hipple, John E. (1957). South Dakota Legislative Manual.
- "Robert Mather Chamberlin - townnews-aberdeennews". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
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| Preceded byMike Schirmer | Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1964] |
Succeeded byRalph A. Nauman |
| Preceded byJohn F. Lindley | Democratic nominee for Governor of South Dakota 1966, 1968 |
Succeeded byRichard F. Kneip |
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