Hiram Sanborn Chamberlain

Hiram Sanborn Chamberlain Sr. (August 6, 1835 – March 15, 1916) was an American industrialist and military officer. He served as a quartermaster general during the American Civil War. He later became a businessman, and is credited with establishing the iron and steel industry in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era.

Early life and military career Chamberlain was born on August 6, 1835, in Franklin, Ohio, the fourth of eight children of Leander and Susanna Chamberlain (née Willey), who were originally from Vermont. Of English origin, he was descendant of Richard Warren, a Mayflower passenger. He grew up on a farm in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He and a brother were businessmen in Iowa in 1858 and 1859, then he returned to Ohio and attended Hiram College. There, he studied under James A. Garfield, who he befriended. He was also an educator while in Ohio.

On August 24, 1861, Chamberlain enlisted into Company B of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment to fight in the American Civil War. having six children together: four daughters and two sons. He died on March 15, 1916, aged 80, in Chattanooga. His death was caused by an abrasion on his foot, sustained from exercise, which became infected and led to amputation.

Chamberlain Field, a stadium of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was named for him and his son, Morrow. The stadium was dismantled in 2011, with its materials being used to construct the Chamberlain Pavilion.