List of United States Political Families (C) - The Chiltons of West Virginia

The Chiltons of West Virginia

  • William E. Chilton (1858–1939), Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia 1883-1884; candidate for West Virginia State Senate 1886; Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party 1892-1896; West Virginia Secretary of State 1893-1897; U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1911-1917; candidate for U.S. Senate from West Virginia 1924 1934. Husband of Mary Louise Chilton.
  • Mary Louise Chilton, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1944. Wife of William E. Chilton.
    • William E. Chilton, Jr., delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1932. Son of William E. Chilton and Mary Louise Chilton.
      • W.E. Chilton III (1921–1987), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1948 1960, West Virginia House Delegate 1953-1960. Son of William E. Chilton, Jr.

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