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Chamberlain died suddenly on 22 October 1883, and was, at the time, Honorary Secretary of [[Birmingham & Midland Institute|The Birmingham & Midland Institute]], and had been delivering one of the Monday evening lectures at the institute. His subject was "Exotic Art" and (little mindful of his own approaching end) he concluded by quoting Tennyson's words:
"And I must work thro' months of toil<br>
And years of cultivation,<br>
Upon my proper patch of soil<br>
To grow my own plantation.<br>
I'll take the showers as they fall,<br>
I will not vex my bosom;<br>
''Enough, if I at the end of all<br>
A little garden blossom''"
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