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Chamberlain Defined

The title originated with an officer of a royal household who was responsible for the Chamber, which included the administration of the king's household's budget. Boroughs later mimicked this, introducing officers to take charge of collecting revenues and paying expenses in part to relieve executive officers of some of their work but perhaps more to place a check on possible embezzlement by those officers. It is not clear how early there were dedicated financial officers in borough administration (the absence of mention in the Ipswich proceedings of 1200 is notable), but merchant gilds appear to have had them from the beginning. It was probably London who first gave its financial officers the title of "chamberlain", perhaps in part because the city treasury was kept safe in a particular chamber in the Guildhall. Treasurers and receivers were other names used for this type of officer.

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  • Jeremiah Chamberlain, Class of 1814: My great, great, great, great, great, (great?) grandfather!! I forget exactly how may greats. He is the son of Lt. Col James Chamberlain, a revolutionary war hero.

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  • The orchid hybrids: Author Name: Burberry, H. A. Title: The Amateur Orchid Cultivator 9;s Guide Book Binding: Decorative Cloth Book Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition: No Jacket Edition: Second (revised and expanded) Edition Size: 5.75 x 8.5" Publisher: Liverpool Blake & Mackenzie 1895 Illustrator: Messrs Pitcher & Manda, New Jersey, USA; and The Orchid Review LI. cinnabarina X Ct. Lawrenceana enumeration and classification of all hybrids of orchids published up to October 15, 1895"

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