Itinerant Poet.Born in Soham, Cambridgeshire. No formal education. Left home to become a pedler. Travelled around the country making and selling nets. Briefly entered the Soham Workhouse. Lived in Woodbridge, Suffolk. Unmarried. Author of The Poetical Works of James Chambers (1820). Author of Poems. Containing The Goat, or a Caution against Ebriety, and The Poor Botanist (1796). Biographical information: James Chambers, The Poetical Works of James Chambers, C. Ragan, 1820, pp. viii-xxi. (CE, CC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Poor Poetaster | 1887-06 | The Nineteenth Century | Poet | 8237 |
| The Wounded Soldier’s Return | 1887-06 | The Nineteenth Century | Poet | 8238 |
| The Author’s Journey to Woodbridge after the Storm | 1887-06 | The Nineteenth Century | Poet | 8236 |