Chilton, Robert S. Sr.

  • Posted on: 25 February 2016
  • By: khughes
Primary Name
First Name: 
Robert
Middle Name: 
S.
Surname: 
Chilton
Suffix: 
Sr.
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
June
Birth Day: 
10
Birth Year: 
1822
Birth Note: 
Westfield, NJ
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=WQNtBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA888&lpg=PA888&dq=robert+s+chilton+1861&source=bl&ots=kGuJaFf5zl&sig=pgCJuGSoNTe5IvkhSeHDO2YjcT8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwit1ZC40vDKAhXDeD4KHSYECnMQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=robert%20s%20chilton%201861&f=false
Death Info
Death Month: 
May
Death Day: 
18
Death Year: 
1911
Death Note: 
Washington, D.C.
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Chilton&GSfn=Robert&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1911&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=54500514&df=all&
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Marriage Date Prefix: 
Mary Virginia (née Brent, 1833–1921)
Marriage Month: 
May
Marriage Day: 
12
Marriage Year: 
1852
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Official/Professional
Profession: 
Politician, clerk
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
  • "Robert S. Chilton (1822–1911) was born in Westfield, New Jersey, the fifth son and seventh child of George Chilton (1768–1836) and Mary Smith (1787–1858). He married on 12 May 1852 Mary Virginia (née Brent, 1833–1921). Chilton was the librarian at the U.S. Patent Office from 1849 to 1851. From 1853 he was a Clerk in the State Department. He later served as Chief of the Consular Bureau and U.S. Consul at Goderich, Ontario. In 1885 he published his Poems, which he dedicated to James Russell Lowell."
  • Had children: William Brent Chilton (1856 - 1939), Mary Virginia Chilton (1859 - 1938), Robert S. Chilton, Jr. (1861-1947), Henry Percy Chilton (1862 - 1955), Elizabeth Chilton Coleman (1866 - 1947), Carroll Brent Chilton (1870 - 1950). Robert S. Chilton, Jr. was secretary to Vice President Levi P. Morton and U.S. Consul in Toronto 1905-1913.
  • Mentioned in 18641110CAS_FWS. Fred scrawls "Mr Shank" and "Mr Chilton" at the top of the received letter.
    • Citation Notes: 
    http://www.browningscorrespondence.com/correspondence/3609/
    Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
    Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
    Editorial Information
    Editorial Review: 
    Unverified and Incomplete