The Political Graveyard: Chilton family of Texas and Kentucky

Chilton family of Texas and Kentucky

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Thomas Chilton (1798-1854) — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1798. Brother of William Parish Chilton; grandfather of Horace Chilton. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1827-31, 1833-35 (11th District 1827-31, 6th District 1833-35). According to family legend, helped Davy Crockett write his autobiography. Died in 1854. Interment at Old Cemetery, Montgomery, Tex.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Parish Chilton (1810-1871) — of Alabama. Born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., August 10, 1810. Brother of Thomas Chilton. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1839; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1843; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-56; member of Alabama state senate, 1859; Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., January 20, 1871. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala. Chilton County, Ala. is named for him.
Horace Chilton (1853-1932) — of Tyler, Smith County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Smith County, Tex., December 29, 1853. Grandson of Thomas Chilton; son of George W. Chilton and Ella (Goodman) Chilton; married, February 20, 1877, to Mary W. Grinnan. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901. Died June 12, 1932. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
- See also: congressional biography.

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