Chilton Allan (April 6, 1786 - September 3, 1858) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797. He attended the common schools, and also received private instructions. After this, he served an apprenticeship of three years as a wheelwright, studying law in his leisure time. He was admitted to the bar in 1808 and commenced practice in Winchester, Kentucky. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Albemarle County is a county located in the the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Winchester is a city in Clark County, Kentucky, United States. ... Wheelwright reenactor New Salem, Illinois Wheelwrights Workshop at the Amberley Working Museum, West Sussex, England A wheelwright is a person who builds or repairs wheels. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ...

Allan was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1811, 1815, 1822, and 1830 and a member of the Kentucky Senate 1823-1827. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian 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 (Twenty-third Congress) but was was not a candidate for renomination in 1836. Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state legislature of Kentucky. ... Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state legislature of Kentucky. ... The National Republican Party was a United States political party that existed in the first half of the 19th century. ...

After leaving Congress, he was appointed president of the Kentucky board of internal improvements 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 in 1858 and was buried in Winchester Cemetery.

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress