Chilton Allan (April 6, 1786 – September 3, 1858) was a

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from

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Biography

He was born in

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on April 6, 1786, before moving with his mother to

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in 1797. He attended the common schools, and also received private instructions. After this, he served an apprenticeship of three years as a

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, studying

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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

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in 1811, 1815, 1822, and 1830 and a member of the

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1823–1827. He was elected as an

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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 (

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) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1836. After leaving Congress, he was appointed president of the Kentucky board of

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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.

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