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Chilton family of Charleston, West Virginia

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  William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) — also known as William E. Chilton — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Colesmouth, Va. (now St. Albans, Kanawha County, W.Va.), March 17, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, 1883-84; candidate for West Virginia state senate, 1886; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1892-96; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1893-97; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1911-17; defeated, 1916, 1924, 1934. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 7, 1939 (age 81 years, 235 days). Interment at Teay's Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Edwin Chilton and Mary Elizabeth (Wilson) Chilton; married, December 19, 1892, to Mary Louise Tarr (1868?-?); father of Joseph Eustace Chilton II (c.1895-1937; suicide) and William E. Chilton, Jr.; grandfather of W. E. Chilton III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Mary Louise Chilton — also known as Mary Louise Tarr; Mrs. William E. Chilton, Sr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 19, 1892, to William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939); mother of William E. Chilton, Jr.; grandmother of W. E. Chilton III.
  Political family: Chilton family of Charleston, West Virginia.
  William E. Chilton, Jr. — of South Hills, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) and Mary Louise Chilton; father of W. E. Chilton III.
  Political family: Chilton family of Charleston, West Virginia.
  W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) — also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., November 26, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1960; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Chi Phi. Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper, 1961-87. Died in 1987 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William E. Chilton, Jr.; grandson of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) and Mary Louise Chilton.
  Political family: Chilton family of Charleston, West Virginia.
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