Grady W. Dalton
Grady W. Dalton | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Tazewell County district | |
| In office 1958–1971 | |
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| Born | Grady William Dalton Stuart, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 77) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Stuart Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Freya H. |
| Children | 1 |
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Grady William Dalton (died March 5, 1986) was an American politician and banker from Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1958 to 1971.
Early life
[edit]Grady William Dalton was born in Stuart, Virginia, to Lilla S. (née Shockley) and Booker Dalton.[1][2][3] His father was a state delegate from Patrick County.[4]
Career
[edit]In 1940, Dalton moved to Richlands. He worked as a banker for the Commercial Bank of Bluefield.[1][5] He later joined Richlands National Bank and retired as its president and chairman of the board in 1985.[5]
Dalton was a Democrat. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1957. He represented Tazewell County as a delegate from 1958 to 1971, when he lost the Democratic nomination.[1] He served on the appropriations, education and mining committees. He also served on the Governor's Aviation Committee and the Budget Advisory Committee under four governors.[5] He was a segregationist. In 1968, when a U.S. visa was denied to Ian Smith, he called for a resolution in the House to recognize Rhodesia as an independent nation.[1]
Dalton operated Richlands Airport and was active with the Civil Air Patrol.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Dalton married Freya H. They had a son, Richard Booker.[1][5] He lived on Washington Square in Richlands.[5]
Dalton died on March 5, 1986, aged 77, at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.[1] He was buried in Stuart Cemetery.[2]
Awards
[edit]Following his death, a cancer research fund was established at Virginia Medical Center in his honor.[2] Dalton was inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame in 1985.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ex-Va. Delegate Grady Dalton Dies". The Roanoke Times. March 6, 1986. p. B4. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Grady Dalton Succumbs". Clinch Valley News. March 12, 1986. p. 5B. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Booker Dalton Dies at Home After Illness". Martinsville Bulletin. December 14, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Henry Delegate and Deskmate Have Old Ties". The Bee. January 21, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Grady W. Dalton, former legislator, dies at age 77". Bristol Herald Courier/Virginia Tennessean. March 7, 1986. p. 2A. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
