What is James Chambers (pastoralist)?
[[File:Chambers pillar east.jpg|thumbnail|Rock formation called Chambers Pillar]] '''James Chambers''' (1811–1862) was an [[English people|English]] man who became a rich pastoralist (farmer) in [[South Australia]].<ref name=adb>{{cite web |url= http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030355b.htm?hilite=Chambers |title=Chambers, James (1811 - 1862) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online |first= |last=|work=adb.online.anu.edu.au |year=1969 |accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref> He is well known for funding the exploring costs of [[John McDouall Stuart]] from 1850—1862. Many [[Australia]]n [[geography|geographic]] features have been named after him including the strange rock formation, [[Chambers Pillar]], and Chambers Bay. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, James}} [[Category:1811 births]] [[Category:1862 deaths]] [[Category:Australian businesspeople]] [[Category:People from South Australia]] [[Category:People from London]]