Draft:William V. Chambliss
William V. Chambliss | |
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| Born | December 4, 1866 Macon County, Alabama, United States |
| Died | June 11, 1928 Alabama, United States |
| Other names | W. V. Chambliss |
| Occupation(s) | Businessperson, land developer, politician, teacher, planter |
William V. Chambliss (December 4, 1866 – June 11, 1928) was an American businessperson, land developer, politician, teacher, and planter.[1][2] Chambliss taught at Tuskegee Institute and was one of the wealthiest African American living in Alabama in the 1920s.[3] He also used the name W. V. Chambliss.
Life and career
[edit]William V. Chambliss was born on December 4, 1866, in Macon County, Alabama.
He graduated in 1890 from Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University).[3] After graduation, Chambliss worked at a grocery store, and as a teacher.[3] He was a faculty member at Tuskegee Institute, as the head of the dairy farm.[3][4]
In 1904 he was selected as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention.[5] In 1908, he was a delegate from Tuskegee district to the Republican National Convention in Chicago.[6]
Chambliss led the Southern Improvement Company at Tuskegee Institute, an agricultural project which aided farmers in purchasing land.[3]
In 1924, he built the Chambliss Hotel (later known as the Chambliss Building) on Old Montgomery Road in Tuskegee.[3][2]
Notes
[edit]Chambliss Hall (William V. Chambliss Business House?) at Tuskegee University built in 1928 named for him. Greenwood Village, Charles W. Green
In 1922, he reportedly bought $20,000 of bonds.[7] The Negro Year Book documents him as a "prosperous farmer".[1]
He received money from the Slater Fund.
Buried at Ashdale Cemetery?
The TPLUD was the only land utilization program in the?[8]
Part of syphilis study?[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Negro Year Book: An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro ... 1947,1952". Negro Year Book Publishing Company. April 11, 1918 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Trammell, Guy (September 1, 2023). "Tuskegee's Village of Greenwood - The Book and Beyond".
- ^ a b c d e f "William V. Chambliss, Wealthy Alabaman Dies Near Tuskegee Institute". The New York Age. June 23, 1928. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Views of Tuskegee Institute [graphic]". Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections. 1901.
- ^ "Fifth District Republicans". The Tennessean. March 9, 1904 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Report of the Proceedings". Republican National Committee. April 11, 1908 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Current History and Forum ..." C-H Publishing Corporation. April 11, 1922 – via Google Books.
- ^ "2nd National Black Land Loss Summit: Academic Presentations Report, February 19, 1998". Land Loss Fund. April 11, 1998 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reverby, Susan (April 11, 2009). "Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy". University of North Carolina Press – via Google Books.