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Educated by private tutors, and after attending Shelton College, St. Albans, he began teaching school at the age of 16.  He later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880, settling in Charleston shortly afterwards, and becoming associated with John E. Kenna, U.S. Senator form West Virginia, who served from 1883 to 1893.  He later became a member of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, involved himself with Democratic politics, and attained recognition as an able leader in public affairs.  He was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1883, was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1891, was chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee in 1892, Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897, and United States Senator from 1911 to 1917.  He was recognized as an orator and writer of unusual power and force.  After a defeated nomination to the United State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the  Charleston Gazette . He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring  Shadows Waiting  and  Follow the Furies .","William Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette , was born in Charleston, West Virginia.  He graduated from Yale in 1917, and then served during the World War, primarily in convoy flying based in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.  He became managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette  in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.","Source:  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , ed. Jim Comstock, (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1976), Vol. 5.","Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the  Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the  Gazette .  The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the  Gazette .  There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material.  Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1.  This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the  Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics.  Substantive family correspondents include:  Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within.  The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. N.; 1937 \nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930 \nAtkinson, George W.; 1930 \nBaker, Newton D.; 1936 \nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931 \nBerry, George L.; 1937 \nBlease, Cole L.; 1930 \nBorah, William E.; 1938 \nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 \nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930 \nCarter, George H.; 1933 \nConley, William G.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1933 \nCornwell, John J.; 1936 \nCornwell, John J.; 1937 \nCummings, Homer; 1937 \nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1933 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1937 \nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937 \nEdmiston, Charles; 1938 \nFahey, John H.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1937 \nFarley, James A.; 1938 \nFarley, Jim; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 \nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 \nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 \nGarner, John N.; 1931 \nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933 \nGreen, William; 1930 \nHallanan, W.S.; 1930 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936 \nHalsey, John W.; 1931 \nHatfield, H.D.; 1930 \nHatfield, H. 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(1918-1931)","Includes drafts of miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics.","The Speeches and Writings series includes miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics. (undated)","The Miscellaneous series includes address book, bank statements, certificate, hotel bills, clippings, two reports, and Woman's Democratic Club committee list. (1917-1936)","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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He was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1883, was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1891, was chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee in 1892, Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897, and United States Senator from 1911 to 1917.  He was recognized as an orator and writer of unusual power and force.  After a defeated nomination to the United State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the  Charleston Gazette . He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring  Shadows Waiting  and  Follow the Furies .","William Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette , was born in Charleston, West Virginia.  He graduated from Yale in 1917, and then served during the World War, primarily in convoy flying based in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.  He became managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette  in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.","Source:  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , ed. 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The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the  Gazette .  There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material.  Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1.  This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the  Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics.  Substantive family correspondents include:  Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within.  The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. 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(Federal Reserve Act); 1937 \nPeyser, Theodore A.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1930 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1936 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1937 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1938 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1930 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1933 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1937 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1938 \nRobinson, Joe T.; 1930 \nRoosevelt, Franklin D.; 1936 \nRoper, Daniel C.; 1937 \nRosier, Joseph; 1933 \nSheppard, Morris; 1930 \nShouse, Jouette; 1931 \nShrouse, Joett; 1933 \nSilver, Gray; 1931 \nSilver, Gray; 1933 \nSmith, C.E.; 1930 \nSmith, Earl H.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1936 \nSmith Joe L.; 1937 \nSmith Joe L.; 1938 \nSmith Joseph L.; 1931 \nSmoot, Reed; 1930 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1933 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1936 \nThomas, Elbert D.; 1936 \nThomas, Elmer; 1933 \nTruman, Harry S.; 1938 \nVinson, Carl; 1936 \nWalsh, Thomas L.; 1930 \nWatson, James E.; 1933 \nWheeler, Burton K.; 1933 \nWickerson, George W.; 1933","The series Legal Papers includes deeds, miscellaneous court papers, etc. Also includes affidavits regarding the 1926 strike of the Charleston Typographical Union No. 146 against the  Charleston Gazette . 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The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the \u003ctitle\u003eGazette\u003c/title\u003e.  There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material.  Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1.  This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e, business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics.  Substantive family correspondents include:  Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within.  The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopical Index:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Protective League; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBanking Crisis; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCharleston Art Association; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCharleston Open Forum; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCoal Industry; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEditorial Work; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFDR Court Plan; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGubernatorial Politics; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNewspaper Work; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nProhibition; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPublic Ownership League; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRoosevelt Boom; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nState and National Politics; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nState Patronage; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWest Virginia Politics; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWorld Court; 1931\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eName Index:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAgar, Herbert; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAgar, Herbert; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAgar, Herbert; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlderson, George P.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlderson, J. 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Educated by private tutors, and after attending Shelton College, St. Albans, he began teaching school at the age of 16.  He later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880, settling in Charleston shortly afterwards, and becoming associated with John E. Kenna, U.S. Senator form West Virginia, who served from 1883 to 1893.  He later became a member of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, involved himself with Democratic politics, and attained recognition as an able leader in public affairs.  He was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1883, was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1891, was chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee in 1892, Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897, and United States Senator from 1911 to 1917.  He was recognized as an orator and writer of unusual power and force.  After a defeated nomination to the United State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the  Charleston Gazette . He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring  Shadows Waiting  and  Follow the Furies .","William Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette , was born in Charleston, West Virginia.  He graduated from Yale in 1917, and then served during the World War, primarily in convoy flying based in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.  He became managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette  in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.","Source:  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , ed. Jim Comstock, (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1976), Vol. 5.","Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the  Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the  Gazette .  The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the  Gazette .  There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material.  Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1.  This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the  Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics.  Substantive family correspondents include:  Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within.  The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. 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Kenna, U.S. Senator form West Virginia, who served from 1883 to 1893.  He later became a member of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, involved himself with Democratic politics, and attained recognition as an able leader in public affairs.  He was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1883, was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1891, was chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee in 1892, Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897, and United States Senator from 1911 to 1917.  He was recognized as an orator and writer of unusual power and force.  After a defeated nomination to the United State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e. He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring \u003ctitle\u003eShadows Waiting\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle\u003eFollow the Furies\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e, was born in Charleston, West Virginia.  He graduated from Yale in 1917, and then served during the World War, primarily in convoy flying based in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.  He became managing editor of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSource: \u003ctitle\u003eWest Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia\u003c/title\u003e, ed. Jim Comstock, (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1976), Vol. 5.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Edwin Chilton, Sr. (1858-1939), U.S. Senator and publisher of the  Charleston Gazette , was born in St. Albans, West Virginia. Educated by private tutors, and after attending Shelton College, St. Albans, he began teaching school at the age of 16.  He later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880, settling in Charleston shortly afterwards, and becoming associated with John E. Kenna, U.S. Senator form West Virginia, who served from 1883 to 1893.  He later became a member of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, involved himself with Democratic politics, and attained recognition as an able leader in public affairs.  He was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1883, was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1891, was chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee in 1892, Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897, and United States Senator from 1911 to 1917.  He was recognized as an orator and writer of unusual power and force.  After a defeated nomination to the United State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the  Charleston Gazette . He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring  Shadows Waiting  and  Follow the Furies .","William Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette , was born in Charleston, West Virginia.  He graduated from Yale in 1917, and then served during the World War, primarily in convoy flying based in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.  He became managing editor of the  Charleston Gazette  in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.","Source:  West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia , ed. Jim Comstock, (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1976), Vol. 5."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1652, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, A\u0026M 1652, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","S","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the  Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the  Gazette .  The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the  Gazette .  There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material.  Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1.  This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the  Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics.  Substantive family correspondents include:  Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within.  The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. N.; 1937 \nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930 \nAtkinson, George W.; 1930 \nBaker, Newton D.; 1936 \nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931 \nBerry, George L.; 1937 \nBlease, Cole L.; 1930 \nBorah, William E.; 1938 \nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 \nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930 \nCarter, George H.; 1933 \nConley, William G.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1933 \nCornwell, John J.; 1936 \nCornwell, John J.; 1937 \nCummings, Homer; 1937 \nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1933 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1937 \nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937 \nEdmiston, Charles; 1938 \nFahey, John H.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1937 \nFarley, James A.; 1938 \nFarley, Jim; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 \nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 \nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 \nGarner, John N.; 1931 \nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933 \nGreen, William; 1930 \nHallanan, W.S.; 1930 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936 \nHalsey, John W.; 1931 \nHatfield, H.D.; 1930 \nHatfield, H. D.; 1933 \nHenderson, Leon; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1933 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1936 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1938 \nHomer, Lynn S.; 1933 \nHowe, Louis Mac H.; 1931 \nJessup, Phillip C.; 1933 \nJohnson, George W.; 1930 \nJohnson, George W.; 1936 \nJohnson, George W.; 1937 \nJohnson, George W.; 1938 \nJohnson, Louis; 1933 \nJohnson, Louis; 1937 \nJohnson, Louis; 1938 \nKee, John; 1936 \nKee, John; 1938 \nKenna, John N.; 1933 \nKenna, John N.; 1936 \nKump, H.G.; 1932 \nKump, H.G.; 1933 \nKump, H.G.; 1937 \nLewis, David J.; 1936 \nLewis, James H.; 1938 \nLewis, James Hamilton; 1937 \nLong, Huey P.; 1933 \nMacCorkle, William A.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1931 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1937 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1938 \nMcClintic, George W.; 1931 \nMcCormick, Robert R.; 1931 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1936 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1937 \nMeadows, Clarence W.; 1937 \nMorrow, Dwight W.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1930 \nNeely, M.M.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1933 \nNeely, M.M.; 1936 \nNeely, M.M.; 1937 \nNeely, M.M.; 1938 \nNorris, George W.; 1936 \nOddie, Tasker L.; 1933 \nOgden, H.C.; 1930 \nOgden, H.C.; 1936 \nOgden, H.G.; 1931 \nOsenton, C.W.; 1930 \nOverman, Les S.; 1930 \nOwen, Robert L. (Federal Reserve Act); 1937 \nPeyser, Theodore A.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1930 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1936 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1937 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1938 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1930 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1933 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1937 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1938 \nRobinson, Joe T.; 1930 \nRoosevelt, Franklin D.; 1936 \nRoper, Daniel C.; 1937 \nRosier, Joseph; 1933 \nSheppard, Morris; 1930 \nShouse, Jouette; 1931 \nShrouse, Joett; 1933 \nSilver, Gray; 1931 \nSilver, Gray; 1933 \nSmith, C.E.; 1930 \nSmith, Earl H.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1936 \nSmith Joe L.; 1937 \nSmith Joe L.; 1938 \nSmith Joseph L.; 1931 \nSmoot, Reed; 1930 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1933 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1936 \nThomas, Elbert D.; 1936 \nThomas, Elmer; 1933 \nTruman, Harry S.; 1938 \nVinson, Carl; 1936 \nWalsh, Thomas L.; 1930 \nWatson, James E.; 1933 \nWheeler, Burton K.; 1933 \nWickerson, George W.; 1933","The series Legal Papers includes deeds, miscellaneous court papers, etc. Also includes affidavits regarding the 1926 strike of the Charleston Typographical Union No. 146 against the  Charleston Gazette . (1918-1931)","Includes drafts of miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics.","The Speeches and Writings series includes miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics. (undated)","The Miscellaneous series includes address book, bank statements, certificate, hotel bills, clippings, two reports, and Woman's Democratic Club committee list. (1917-1936)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_495ebf8bc42d0938dab47e239954ed29\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["American Protective League","Association Against the Prohibition Amendment","Charleston Naval Ordnance Plant","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Kanawha Coal Operators Association","Public Ownership League of America","United States. Congress. Senate","United States. Works Progress Administration","International Court of Justice","Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956","Blease, Coleman Livingston, 1868-1942","Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940","Brisbane, Arthur.","Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939","Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939","Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1893-1950","Conley, William G. (William Gustavus), 1866-1940","Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953","Daniels, Josephus.","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Edison, Charles A., 1890-1969","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967","Green, William.","Hallanan, Walter S. (Walter Simms), 1890-1962","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Henderson, Leon.","Holt, Homer Adams, 1898-1975","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Howe, Louis M. (Louis McHenry), 1871-1936","Jessup, Philip C.","Johnson, George W.","Johnson, Louis.","Kee, John, 1874-1951","Kenna, John N.","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930","McAdoo, William G.","McCormick, Robert R.","Meadows, Clarence W.","Morrow, Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney), 1873-1931","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Norris, George W. (George William), 1861-1944","Ogden, H. C.","Osenton, Charles W.","Owen, Robert L.","Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945","Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943","Shouse, Jouett, 1879-1968","Silver, Gray.","Smith, Clarence Edwin, 1885-1959","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981","Walsh, Thomas J.","Watson, James E. (James Eli), 1863-1948","Wheeler, Burton K. 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(Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943","Shouse, Jouett, 1879-1968","Silver, Gray.","Smith, Clarence Edwin, 1885-1959","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981","Walsh, Thomas J.","Watson, James E. (James Eli), 1863-1948","Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","American Protective League","Association Against the Prohibition Amendment","Charleston Naval Ordnance Plant","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Kanawha Coal Operators Association","Public Ownership League of America","United States. Congress. Senate","United States. Works Progress Administration","International Court of Justice"],"persname_ssim":["Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939","Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956","Blease, Coleman Livingston, 1868-1942","Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940","Brisbane, Arthur.","Chilton, William E. 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The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the \u003ctitle\u003eGazette\u003c/title\u003e.  There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material.  Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1.  This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e, business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics.  Substantive family correspondents include:  Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery.  The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within.  The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopical Index:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmerican Protective League; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBanking Crisis; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCharleston Art Association; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCharleston Open Forum; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCoal Industry; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEditorial Work; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFDR Court Plan; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGeorge W. 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