Lynton Y. Ballentine’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American politician
Was Politician 
From United States of America 
Type Politics 
Gender male
Birth 6 April 1899, Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Death 19 July 1964, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, U.S.A.
(aged 65 years)
Politics Democratic Party

Lynton Yates Ballentine (April 6, 1899 – July 19, 1964) was a North Carolina dairyman, farmer and politician, who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1945 to 1949 and as the 12th North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture from 1949 until his death on July 19, 1964.

Early life

Ballentine, also known by the nickname “Stag,” was born on April 6, 1899 to James Erastus and Lillian (Yates) Ballentine on a farm in Varina, North Carolina.

Education

Ballentine attended Oakwood and Cardenas Elementary Schools and from 1913-1917 Holly Springs High School. In 1921 Ballentine received his B.A. in Political Economy from Wake Forest College.

Early political career

After graduating from Wake Forest College, Ballentine returned home to help operate the family dairy farm. Ballentine was active in the North Carolina Democratic Party, and was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners and to the North Carolina Senate before seeking statewide office.

Death

Ballentine died on July 19, 1964 of coronary thrombosis, coronary atherosclerosis in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

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