ton ▁( May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁- ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁suff rag an ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁Education ▁Ch il ton ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁in ▁Rem ington , ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁Black well ▁Ch il ton ▁and ▁Har ri et ▁Wh iting ▁Scott ▁G lass ell ▁Hamilton . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁the ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Virginia ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity . ▁He ▁married ▁Har ri et ▁Harr ington ▁Mc Mill an ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁together ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Ord ained ▁Ministry ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Ch il ton ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁and ▁became ▁de acon - in - charge ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Han over , ▁Virginia