| LC control no. | nr 93048498 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chilton, Thomas, 1798-1854 |
| Variant(s) | Chilton, Mr. (Thomas), 1798-1854 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Henry County (Ky.) Elizabethtown (Ky.) Hopkinsville (Ky.) Montgomery (Ala.) Greensboro (Ala.) Newbern (Ala.) Houston (Tex.) Montgomery (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 1798-07-30 |
| Death date | 1854-08-15 |
| Place of birth | Garrard County (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Montgomery (Tex.) |
| Affiliation | Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828) United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Clergy |
| Found in | His Mr. Chilton's letter in reply to Mr. Wickliffe, on the expenditures of the last and present administrations, 1830: p. 8 (Thomas Chilton) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Chilton, Thomas; representative from Ky.; lawyer; Baptist preacher; b. near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., 7/30/1798; d. Montgomery, Tex., 8/15/1854) The Filson Club historical quarterly, April 1964: p. 97, etc. (Thomas Chilton; lawyer, politician, and preacher; b. 7/30/1798; d. 8/15/1854) NUC pre-1956 (Chilton, Thomas, 1798-1854; Chilton, Thomas, 1796-1853) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Chilton, Thomas, 1798-1854; usage: Thomas Chilton; Mr. Chilton) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 183 ("Thomas Chilton" began practicing law in Owingsville, Bath County, Ky. Served as a Republican for one term in the Kentucky House of Representatives 1819-1821. Moved to Henry County, Ky. in 1823 to become the minister of the Newcastle Baptist church; later established a law practice in Elizabethtown, Ky. Elected to fill a vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1827 to March 3, 1831, then later in 1833, serving until 1835. Served as pastor of a Baptist church in Hopkinsville, Ky., then moved to Alabama where he served churches in Montgomery, Greensboro and Newbern. Moved to Houston, Texas then to Montgomery, Texas.) |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
