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American politician
Chilton Allan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byJames Clark
Succeeded byChristopher Tompkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 10th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byChristopher Tompkins
Succeeded byRichard Hawes
Personal details
Born(1786-04-06)April 6, 1786
Albemarle County, Virginia, US
DiedSeptember 3, 1858(1858-09-03) (aged 72)
Winchester, Kentucky, US
Resting placeWinchester Cemetery
Political partyWhig Party
Children2

Chilton Allan (April 6, 1786 – September 3, 1858) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.

Biography

He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on April 6, 1786, before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797. He attended the common schools, and also received private instructions. After this, he served an apprenticeship of three years as a wheelwright, studying law in his leisure time. He was admitted to the bar in 1808 and commenced practice in Winchester, Kentucky. He owned slaves.

Allan was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1811, 1815, 1822, and 1830 and a member of the Kentucky Senate 1823–1827. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Territories (Twenty-third Congress) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1836.

After leaving Congress, he was appointed president of the Kentucky board of internal improvements in 1837 and served until 1839, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law and was again a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1842. He died in Winchester, Kentucky on September 3, 1858 and was buried in Winchester Cemetery.

Notes

  1. ^ Johnson 1906, p. 79.
  2. "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-07-15

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJames Clark Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district
1831–1833 		Succeeded byChristopher Tompkins
Preceded byChristopher Tompkins Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 10th congressional district
1833–1837 		Succeeded byRichard Hawes
Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 22nd–24th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)
22nd Senate: ▌G. Bibb (J) · ▌H. Clay (NR) House:
23rd Senate: ▌G. Bibb (J) · ▌H. Clay (NR) House:
24th Senate: ▌H. Clay (NR) · ▌J. Crittenden (NR) House:
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