词条 | Ralph Yelton |
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|name = Ralph Yelton |image = |state_house2=Tennessee |term2=1977–1989 |district2=3rd |birth_name= |birth_date = {{birth date|1926|7|17}} |birth_place =Bakersville, North Carolina |death_date = {{death date and age|2015|2|8|1926|7|17}} |death_place =Tri-Cities, Tennessee |party = Democrat |occupation =accountant |children =two |relations = |alma_mater= }}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] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/Archives/95GA/Members/h3.htm|title=Tennessee House Representative, 95th General Assembly|author=Susan Starr, Tennessee General Assembly, Legislative Information Services, Rachel Jackson Building, 1st Floor, 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0080|publisher=Tennessee General Assembly|accessdate=2014-10-31}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yelton, Ralph}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Tennessee Blue Book|author=Tennessee. Dept. of State|date=1985|publisher=Secretary of State.|issn=0364-5746|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mY0uAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2014-10-31}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tricities.com/news/article_d1ff77a2-9dc3-5826-be3f-6049b2814c6f.html|title=Wounded Korean War Veteran honored in Kingsport - TriCities.com: News|publisher=tricities.com|accessdate=2014-10-31}} 4. ^http://knoxblogs.com/humphreyhill/2015/02/18/former-state-rep-ralph-yelton-dies-age-88/ 6 : 1926 births|2015 deaths|People from Bakersville, North Carolina|People from Kingsport, Tennessee|Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives|Tennessee Democrats |
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