CS Con Chilton, William Parish - C.S. Congressman, AL

William Parish Chilton

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Born: August 10, 1810

Birthplace: Columbia County, Kentucky

Father: Rev. Thomas John Chilton 1768 – 1841

Mother: Margaret Bledsoe

1st ​Wife: Mary Catherine Morgan 1814 – 1845
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)​

2nd​ Wife: Elvira Frances Morgan 1826 – 1891
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

Brother: U.S. Congressman Rev. Thomas Chilton 1798 – 1854
(Buried: Old Methodist Church, Montgomery, Texas)​

Children:

Thomas George Chilton Unknown – 1860​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​
Lavinia Afton Chilton Abercrombie 1836 – 1919​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas)​
Mary Catherine “Mollie” Chilton Jones 1840 – 1926​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​
Margaret Frances Chilton Williams 1844 – 1936​
(Buried: Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Louisiana)​
John McElderry Chilton 1848 – 1915​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​
Wilella Chilton Thorington 1850 – 1932​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery Alabama)​
Rev. Claudius Lysias “Claude” Chilton 1856 – 1914​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

Political Party: Whig Party

Education:


Read law under Attorney Return J. Meigs III in Athens Tennessee
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Occupation before War:

School Teacher by the age of 17 years old​
1839 – 1846: Attorney in Talladega, Alabama​
1839: Alabama State Representative​
1840: Campaigner for William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign​
1843: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman​
1844: Campaigner for Henry Clay Presidential Campaign​
1846 – 1847: Conducted a School in Tuskegee, Alabama​
1847 – 1852: Associate Justice of Alabama State Supreme Court​
1852 – 1856: Chief Justice of Alabama State Supreme Court​
1856 – 1861: Attorney in Tuskegee, Alabama​
1859: Alabama State Senator​
Opposed to Secession at the start of the but supported Alabama​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Alabama Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress​
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Congressman from Alabama​
1862 – 1864: Chairman of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee​
1862 – 1864: Chairman of House Quartermasters & Commissaries Committee​
1862 – 1864: Member of House Patents Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Flag and Seal Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Judiciary Committee​
1864 – 1865: Chairman of House Patents Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Rules and Officers of House Committee​
Known for his colorful language and oratory ability​
Advocated Strong war measures that he was accused of waning to raise “the black flag”​
Took a conservative viewpoint introducing proposals to exempt farmers and mechanics from military service.​
Opposed on constitutional grounds part of the draft and currency laws​

Occupation after War:

Attorney and law teacher in the State of Alabama​

Died:
January 20, 1871

Place of Death: Montgomery, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 60 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama
 
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