Samuel Blackwell Chilton (May 27, 1900 - December 26, 1984) was a suffragan bishop of the

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, serving from 1960 to 1969.

Early life and education

Chilton was born on May 27, 1900, in

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, the son of Charles Blackwell Chilton and Harriet Whiting Scott Glassell Hamilton. He studied at the

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between 1918 and 1920 and then at the

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from where he graduated with a

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in 1921. He also studied at the

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and graduated in 1924 with a

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. He married Harriet Harrington McMillan on September 3, 1925, and together had three children. He was awarded a

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in 1957.

Ordained ministry

In June 1924, Chilton was ordained deacon and became deacon-in-charge of St Paul's Church in

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. A year later, in June 1925, he was ordained priest by Bishop

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of Virginia. He was appointed rector of the same church in 1925 and served there till 1941. He also served as rector St Peter's Church in

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from 1928 till 1938. From 1941 to 1954, he served as secretary-treasurer of the Diocese of Virginia, and then in 1954 became the Archdeacon of Virginia, a post he retained till 1960.

Bishop

Chilton was elected Suffragan Bishop of Virginia in January 1960 on the third ballot. He was consecrated on May 12, 1960, at Grace and Holy Trinity Church in

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by Presiding Bishop Arthur C. Lichtenberger. He retained his post till 1969. He died at Alexandria Hospital after a stroke on December 26, 1984."Dr. S.B. Chilton, Va. Episcopal Bishop, Dies"
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'', Washington, D.C., 28 December 1984. Retrieved on 29 January 2020.

References

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