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Senate Years of Service: 1891-1892; 1895-1901 Party: Democrat; Democrat
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CHILTON, Horace, (grandson of Thomas Chilton),
a Senator from Texas; born near Tyler, Smith County, Tex., December 29, 1853;
received private instruction; attended the local schools in Texas and Lynnland Institute, Glendale, Ky.;
learned the printing business and published a tri-weekly newspaper in Tyler; studied law; admitted to
the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Tyler, Tex.; appointed assistant attorney general of Texas
1881-1883; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of John H. Reagan and served from June 10, 1891, to March 22, 1892, when a successor
was elected; unsuccessful candidate for election to this vacancy; elected as a Democrat to the United
States Senate in 1894 and served from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1901; withdrew as a candidate
for reelection; resumed the practice of law in Tyler and Beaumont, Tex.; moved to Dallas, Tex., in
1906 and continued the practice of law; died in Dallas, Tex., June 12, 1932; interment in Oakwood
Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
BibliographyWelch, June Rayfield. Chilton Served in Both Lines. In The Texas Senator, pp. 102-5. Dallas: G.L.A. Press, 1978; Welch, June Rayfield.
Chilton was the First Native Texan to Serve in Congress. In The Texas Senator, pp.
40-41. Dallas: G.L.A. Press, 1978.
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