Ralph Yelton | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
In office 1977–1989 | |
Preceded by | Herbert J. Denton Jr. |
Succeeded by | Richard Venable |
Personal details | |
Born | Bakersville, North Carolina | July 17, 1926
Died | February 8, 2015 Tri-Cities, Tennessee | (aged 88)
Political party | Democratic |
Children | two |
Occupation | accountant |
Ralph Yelton (July 17, 1926 – February 8, 2015), was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. Yelton served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989 as a Democrat from Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1] He was an accountant and in religion, a Baptist.[2] He lived in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was a Korean War veteran, having served with the United States Army's 2nd Infantry Division. Yelton was wounded in 1951, leading to partial paralysis.[3] According to Veteran's Administration records Yelton was the oldest living paralyzed combat veteran in the country. He died in 2015, aged 88.[4]