Sir Henry Chamberlain, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Henry Chamberlain, 2nd Baronet (October 2, 1796 - September 8, 1843), an officer in the Royal Artillery, and the eldest son and heir of Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet, by his first spouse Elizabeth Harrod.

Young Henry painted a series of views and costumes of the city and neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies[1] has an album of drawings by Lieutenant Chamberlain, Royal Artillery, done during the years 1819 and 1820, with descriptive explanations (London, 1822). His watercolours formed the basis of this famous album of 36 lithographs. Each picture is accompanied by a detailed explanation of the particular subject. Chamberlain is described as the son of the British consul-general in Rio, who visited Brazil in 1819-20 at the age of 23.

He married on May 11, 1826, Harriet (d. April 30, 1866) daughter of J. Mullen, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st Royal Regiment of Foot. They had issue, including their son and heir Sir Henry Orlando Robert Chamberlain, 3rd Baronet.

[edit] Notes and references

Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, edited by Peter Townend, 105th edition, London, 1970, p.516, where it gives him the designation of RA.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Chamberlain	Baronet (of London) 1829–1843	Succeeded by Henry Orlando Robert Chamberlain