Summary
Thomas G. Chambers was identified in April 1926 as John N. Chambers’s nephew, co-purchaser of the James E. Sanford, and its planned first officer under the new ownership.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified record. The notices provide no birth date, address, family details beyond the reported nephew relationship, or later service history.
Open questions
- Can vessel, census, directory, or mail-contract records establish Thomas G. Chambers’s identity and later career?
See also
- Sale of the James E. Sanford and Its Beaver Island Mail Contract
- James E. Sanford
- John N. Chambers (1926 ferry purchaser)
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, April 9, 1926, report of the James E. Sanford sale.Identifies Thomas G. Chambers as John N. Chambers’s nephew, a party to the purchase, and the future first officer.
- Charlevoix County Herald, April 16, 1926, report of the James E. Sanford sale.Repeats the nephew relationship and says Thomas G. Chambers would act as first officer under the new ownership.