Robert L. McHatton

Robert Lytle Mchatton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district
In office December 7, 1826 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by	James Johnson
Succeeded by	Richard M. Johnson
Personal details
Born	(1788-11-17)November 17, 1788 Fayette County, Virginia (now Kentucky)
Died	May 20, 1835(1835-05-20) (aged 46) Marion County, Indiana, U.S.

Robert Lytle Mchatton (November 17, 1788 – May 20, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Fayette County, Virginia (now Kentucky), Mchatton attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owned slaves. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1814–1816. He served as major of the Seventy-seventh Regiment of state militia in 1816.

Mchatton was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Johnson. He was reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress and served from December 7, 1826, to March 3, 1829. He resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Marion County, Indiana, May 20, 1835. He was interred in the Old Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky.

References

• United States Congress. "Robert L. McHatton (id: M000467)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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