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American politician
Chilton Allan
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In office
March 4, 1831 ? March 3, 1833
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Preceded by
| James Clark
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Succeeded by
| Christopher Tompkins
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In office
March 4, 1833 ? March 3, 1837
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Preceded by
| Christopher Tompkins
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Succeeded by
| Richard Hawes
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Born
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1786-04-06
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April 6, 1786
Albemarle County, Virginia
, US
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Died
| September 3, 1858
(1858-09-03)
(aged 72)
Winchester, Kentucky
, US
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Resting place
| Winchester Cemetery
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Political party
| Whig Party
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Children
| 2
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Chilton Allan
(April 6, 1786 ? September 3, 1858) was a
United States Representative
from
Kentucky
.
Biography
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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.
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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
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Sources
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- Allen, William B. (1872).
A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits
. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 241?251.
ISBN
9780608434209
. Retrieved
2008-11-10
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Johnson, Rossiter
, ed. (1906). "
Allan, Chilton
".
The Biographical Dictionary of America
. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 79.
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