John Randolph Chambliss Sr. (March 4, 1809 – April 3, 1875) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner, and politician who served in the Confederate House of Representatives during the American Civil War.
Because he also served in a county militia, he had to petition for amnesty after the war, as he had not acquired the pass confirming that he had taken the Oath of Allegiance.
An ardent supporter of states rights, he was the delegate from Greensville and Sussex counties to the Virginia secession convention in 1861.
[3] Eldest son and namesake John R. Chambliss Jr. (1833-1864) served in the Civil War for the Confederate States Army, first in the cavalry.
He died on the battlefield in 1864, and his men ultimately returned his body to the family for burial in the Chambliss cemetery.