Bart Chilton | |
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| Member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
| In office August 8, 2007 – March 21, 2014 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Reuben Jeffery III |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Y. Bowen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bartholomew Hamilton Chilton May 1, 1960 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2019 (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sherry Daggett Chilton |
| Education | Purdue University (1979-1982) |
| Profession | Civil service |
Bartholomew Hamilton Chilton[1][2] (May 1, 1960 – April 27, 2019) was an American civil servant.
He was Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2007 to 2014. In April 2014, he joined DLA Piper as a Senior Policy Advisor. He was the author of the investment fraud book, Ponzimonium: How Scam Artists Are Ripping Off America. Chilton was a vocal supporter of position limits in commodities markets. He exposed manipulation practices in commodities markets and went on record as wanting to prosecute violations of law, which he believed had taken place in the silver market.
- ^ "Bartholomew H. Chilton". C-SPAN. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Bartholomew Chilton Obituary - Arlington, VA".