Mark H. Chilton
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Mark H. Chilton is the mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina
. He was elected mayor on November 8, 2005, succeeding Mike Nelson. He is married to Quaker Harmon and has two sons, Samuel and Alexander.
Chilton was the youngest elected official in North Carolina
when he was elected in 1991 to the Chapel Hill Town Council at the age of 21 years, 39 days. He was the first undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
to hold elected office in Chapel Hill
. (In 1973, law student Gerry Cohen
was elected to the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen, as the governing board was then known.) Chilton later moved to the neighboring town of Carrboro, where he was elected in 2003 to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.
Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 19,582 at the 2010 census. The town, which is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian Shakespeare Carr.Located near Chapel Hill and...
. He was elected mayor on November 8, 2005, succeeding Mike Nelson. He is married to Quaker Harmon and has two sons, Samuel and Alexander.
Chilton was the youngest elected official in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
when he was elected in 1991 to the Chapel Hill Town Council at the age of 21 years, 39 days. He was the first undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
to hold elected office in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
. (In 1973, law student Gerry Cohen
Gerry Cohen
For the Marxist academic, see Gerald Cohen. For the director Gerry Cohen, see Gerry Cohen . For the CEO Gerald D. Cohen, see Information Builders....
was elected to the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen, as the governing board was then known.) Chilton later moved to the neighboring town of Carrboro, where he was elected in 2003 to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.