Edward Chilton | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General for the Virginia colony | |
| In office 1692–1698 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Jenings |
| Succeeded by | William Randolph |
| Attorney General for the Barbados colony | |
| In office 1699–1707 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1658 Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 1707 (aged 48–49) Portsmouth, England |
| Spouse | Hannah Hill |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | lawyer, author |
Edward Chilton (March 9, 1658 – July 7, 1707) emigrated to the colony of Virginia where he served as clerk of the Governor's Council and the Virginia General Assembly (1682-1686) as well as became a landowner, then became the colony's Attorney General(1691-1694). He may be best known as one of the three authors of "The Present State of Virginia" a 1697 report to the Board of Trade in London about the Virginia colony. Near the end of his life he also was the Attorney General of Barbados.[1][2]