of which he was part – and to have had a clear understanding that the laws of Georgian England were not always appropriate in the different culture and history of India. As a result of his time in India, Chambers' health deteriorated, and in 1802 he left England again, this time for the kinder climate of the south of France. Whilst travelling, he fell ill at Paris, where he died in May 1803. He was buried in the Temple Church in London, where his monument was destroyed in 1941 during the Blitz. In 1774, Chambers married Frances Wilton, daughter of the sculptor Joseph Wilton, who was a founder member of the Royal Academy. She survived him, along with four of their seven children. Chambers left no publications, though he did consolidate a valuable collection of Sanskrit manuscripts while in India. Later biographers characterise him as a perfectionist, excessively conscientious and scrupulous, to the point where considerations of detail prevented him from completing much. In his legal career, his attempts to act conscientiously often had the appearance of indecisiveness and lack of conviction. Chambers was a contributor to Hyde's Notebooks during his term on the bench of the Supreme Court of Judicature. The notebooks are a valuable primary source of information for life in late 18th century Bengal and are the only remaining source for the proceedings of the Supreme Court. Chambers continued the notebooks after Hyde's death in 1796. See also British East India Company The Literary Club Notes Sources Hanbury, H. G., 1958. "The Vinerian Chair and Legal Education". Oxford: OUP. References Chambers, R., ed. T. M. Curley, 1986. "A course of lectures on the English law ... 1767–1773". 2 vols. Chambers, R., ed. C. H. Chambers, 1824. "A Treatise on Estates and Tenures". Rosen, F., 1838. "Catalogue of the Sanskrit manuscripts collected by the late Sir Robert Chambers ... with a brief memoir by Lady Chambers". Redford, B. (ed.), 1992–94. "The letters of Samuel Johnson". 5 vols. British India judges 1737 births 1803 deaths People from Newcastle upon Tyne Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford Fellows of University College, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne Streathamites English legal scholars Vinerian Professors of English Law Principals of New Inn Hall, Oxford Knights Bachelor