Samuel B. Chilton

Samuel Blackwell Chilton (May 27, 1900 - December 26, 1984) was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, serving from 1960 to 1969.

The Right Reverend

Samuel Blackwell Chilton

D.D.
Suffragan Bishop of Virginia
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseVirginia
ElectedJanuary 1960
In office1960-1969
Orders
OrdinationJune 1925
by William Cabell Brown
ConsecrationMay 12, 1960
by Arthur C. Lichtenberger
Personal details
Born(1900-05-27)May 27, 1900
Remington, Virginia, United States
DiedDecember 26, 1984(1984-12-26) (aged 84)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCharles Blackwell Chilton & Harriet Glassell Hamilton
SpouseHarriet Harrington McMillan
Children3

Early life and Education

Chilton was born on May 27, 1900 in Remington, Virginia, the son of Charles Blackwell Chilton and Harriet Whiting Scott Glassell Hamilton. He studied at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute between 1918 and 1920 and the at the University of Virginia from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1921. He also studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated in 1924 with a Bachelor of Divinity. He married Harriet Harrington McMillan on September 3, 1925 and together had three children.[1] He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1957.

Ordained Ministry

In June 1924, Chilton was ordained deacon and became deacon-in-charge of St Paul's Church in Hanover, Virginia. A year later, in June 1925, he was ordained priest by Bishop William Cabell Brown 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 Talleysville, Virginia 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.[2]

Bishop

Chilton was elected Suffragan Bishop of Virginia in January 1960 on the third ballot.[3] He was consecrated on May 12, 1960 at Grace and Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Virginia by Presiding Bishop Arthur C. Lichtenberger.[4] He retained his post till 1969. He died at Alexandria Hospital after a stroke on December 26, 1984.[5]

References
  1. "Chilton, Samuel Blackwell". Stowe's clerical directory of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: 59. 1947.
  2. "CHILTON, SAMUEL BLACKWELL". Who's who in Religion: 115. 1977.
  3. "Native Son Chosen". The Living Church. 140: 6. 7 February 1960.
  4. "Virginia Consecration Set". The Living Church. 140: 10. 24 April 1960.
  5. "Dr. S.B. Chilton, Va. Episcopal Bishop, Dies", The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 28 December 1984. Retrieved on 29 January 2020.


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