Chilton, Hon. Thomas, was born in Garrard Co., Ky., July 30, 1798

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Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Chilton, Hon. Thomas, was born in Garrard Co., Ky., July 30, 1798; educated at Paris, Ky. ; studied and practiced law at Owingsville, Bath County ; elected to the Legislature of Kentucky in 1819, and served several sessions; was a mem- ber of Congress from Kentucky during the Presidency of Gen. Jackson four terms ; removed to Alabama, where he practiced law with signal success. He was converted, and commenced preach- ing before he left Kentucky ; was pastor of Hop- kinsville church. In 1841 he was elected presi- dent of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, and shortly afterwards abandoned the practice of law ; became general agent of the Alabama Con- vention, and then succeeded Dr. W. Carey Crane as pastor of Montgomery church in 1842; was pastor also of Greenborough and Newbern churches. Removed to Texas, served the Houston church as pastor, and died Aug. 15, 1854, at Montgomery, Texas. He was a man of strong reasoning powers, fine delivery, and commanding influence. He was no ordinary thinker. His descendants hold prominent places in Texas society. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart.