William Parish Chilton Sr.
William Parish Chilton Sr. (born August 10, 1810 in Hardin County , Kentucky , † January 20, 1871 in Montgomery , Alabama ) was an American lawyer and politician .
Chilton was born in Kentucky and was the brother of Thomas Chilton , who was a member of the US House of Representatives for Kentucky . He later moved to Alabama and was elected to the House of Representatives there in 1839 . He was the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1852 to 1856 . In 1859 he was a member of the Alabama Senate .
Chilton represented Alabama in the Provisional Confederate Congress and the First and Second Confederate Congresses from 1861 until the defeat of the Confederation in 1865.
The Chilton County , Alabama is named after him.
Web links
- William Parish Chilton senior in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- The Political Graveyard
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SURNAME | Chilton, William Parish Sr. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1810 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hardin County , Kentucky |
DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1871 |
Place of death | Montgomery , Alabama |